| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Chen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Elmer Nurnberger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Dabney (fresh) SF - Scott Watkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Redick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Mark Moore - foul #2 on Mark Moore, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Watkins clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Joe Bowden - foul #1 on Joe Bowden, team foul #2 | 24-20 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Mark Moore and he's hacked by Elmer Nurnberger - foul #2 on Elmer Nurnberger, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Dixon | 26-21 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eugene Redick - foul #3 on Eugene Redick, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes (C) Eugene Redick | |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Clifton Hayes - foul #2 on Clifton Hayes, team foul #3 | 26-21 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 18:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Oscar Chen takes the ball from Elmer Nurnberger | 26-21 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Oscar Chen | 28-21 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Kentucky | John Dabney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-21 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Scott Watkins steals the ball from Joe Bowden | 28-21 |
| 16:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Dixon takes the ball from John Dabney | 28-21 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden can't finish the layup | 28-21 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 16:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden gets the rebound | 28-21 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Moore | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Oscar Chen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Elmer Nurnberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Dabney (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Hayes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Mark Moore is hacked by Elmer Nurnberger - foul #3 on Elmer Nurnberger, team foul #4 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Ronald Clayton (PF), Carlos Horton (C) Oscar Chen, Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger (PG), Everett Sanders (SG), Mark Moses (SF), David Troxler (PF), Eugene Redick (C) Elmer Nurnberger, John Dabney, Scott Watkins, John Nelson, Clifton Hayes | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Mark Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark McLoone | 33-21 |
| 14:37 | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger drills a floater from the free throw line | 33-23 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Mark Moses is called for the reach on Joe Bowden - foul #1 on Mark Moses, team foul #5 | 33-23 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton is fouled on the floor by James Messinger - foul #2 on James Messinger, team foul #6 | 33-23 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 13:07 | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger loses the dribble to Mark Moore | 33-23 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Mark Moore banks in the layup | 35-23 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Carlos Horton - foul #3 on Carlos Horton, team foul #3 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon (SF) Joe Bowden | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger (PG), John Dabney (SG), Clifton Hayes (PF) James Messinger, Everett Sanders, David Troxler | |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Mark Moore connects on the turnaround from the left block | 37-23 |
| 12:18 | Eastern Kentucky | The short jumper by Mark Moses is denied by Carlos Horton | 37-23 |
| 12:16 | Eastern Kentucky | John Dabney grabs the offensive board | 37-23 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 37-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG), Fred Schrecengost (C) Mark Moore, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Watkins (SF) Mark Moses | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Redick - foul #4 on Eugene Redick, team foul #7 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson (PF) Eugene Redick | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Oscar Chen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Elmer Nurnberger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Dabney (fresh) SF - Scott Watkins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifton Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes scores on a runner in the paint | 38-25 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Joe Bowden (SF) Mark McLoone, Ronald Clayton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Elmer Dixon - foul #1 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #4 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Horton (PF) Elmer Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler (C) Clifton Hayes | |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Watkins - foul #2 on Scott Watkins, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 10:15 | Eastern Kentucky | John Dabney misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | David Troxler is called for the reach on Oscar Chen - foul #2 on David Troxler, team foul #9 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Elmer Dixon (PF) Mark Moore, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger (PG), Everett Sanders (SG), Mark Moses (SF), Clifton Hayes (PF) Elmer Nurnberger, John Dabney, Scott Watkins, John Nelson | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses scores on a shot from the baseline | 41-29 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Moses - foul #2 on Mark Moses, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Ronald Clayton (C) Oscar Chen, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 09:02 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 42-29 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone travels with the ball | 42-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost (C) Joe Bowden | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson (PF) David Troxler | |
| 08:21 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 42-29 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 42-29 |
| 07:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 42-29 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Everett Sanders lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Moses | 42-31 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | James Messinger steals the ball from Elmer Dixon | 42-31 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Everett Sanders banks in the layup set up by James Messinger | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifton Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon lays it in and he's fouled by Mark Moses - foul #3 on Mark Moses, team foul #11 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger (PG), John Dabney (SG), Scott Watkins (SF), David Troxler (PF), Eugene Redick (C) James Messinger, Everett Sanders, Mark Moses, John Nelson, Clifton Hayes | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Elmer Dixon - foul #2 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG), Joe Bowden (SF), Carlos Horton (C) Mark Moore, Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton slams it home set up by Oscar Chen | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Redick misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-33 |
| 06:23 | Eastern Kentucky | John Dabney hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Elmer Nurnberger is called for the reach on Oscar Chen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elmer Nurnberger, team foul #12 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Elmer Dixon (PF) Mark McLoone, Ronald Clayton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 06:19 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen is hacked by John Dabney - foul #1 on John Dabney, team foul #13 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost (C) Elmer Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses (PF) David Troxler | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Eastern Kentucky | John Dabney connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Watkins | 50-38 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Mark Moore drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 52-38 |
| 04:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Redick grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Elmer Nurnberger knocks in the 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 54-41 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Elmer Dixon (SF), Ronald Clayton (PF) Oscar Chen, Joe Bowden, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger (PG), Everett Sanders (SG), John Nelson (PF) Elmer Nurnberger, John Dabney, Scott Watkins | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost lays it in | 56-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Schrecengost (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Everett Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Moses (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Redick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Kentucky | John Nelson misses the easy layup | 56-41 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elmer Dixon | 56-41 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Eugene Redick swats the shot by Mark Moore | 56-41 |
| 03:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 02:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Eugene Redick is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG), Carlos Horton (C) Mark Moore, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes (PF), David Troxler (C) John Nelson, Eugene Redick | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Mark McLoone | 58-41 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses's floater is tipped away by Elmer Dixon | 58-41 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carlos Horton | 58-41 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton is fouled on the floor by Mark Moses - foul #4 on Mark Moses, team foul #14 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Joe Bowden (SF) Oscar Chen, Elmer Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Clifton Hayes grabs the board | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Everett Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-41 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Everett Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Messinger drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Everett Sanders | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the dunk attempt | 59-44 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton grabs the offensive board | 59-44 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Mark McLoone lays it up and in | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Moses misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-44 |
| 00:01 | Eastern Kentucky | David Troxler misses the tip | 61-44 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | The clock runs out | 61-44 |