| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roy Hill (fresh) C - Henry Branson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Williams inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Chris New can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-42 |
| 19:45 | Samford | Henry Branson gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:33 | Samford | Harry Fortier picks off the pass by Roy Hill | 28-42 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Michael Williams connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Phillips | 28-44 |
| 18:56 | Samford | Henry Branson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-44 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Michael Wells snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips is hacked by Charles Fields - foul #2 on Charles Fields, team foul #1 | 28-44 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Chris New | 28-46 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Charles Fields hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-46 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Michael Wells gets the rebound | 28-46 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses the dunk attempt | 28-46 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the tip | 28-46 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Michael Williams tips it in | 28-48 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:48 | Samford | Richard Scotto misses the jumpshot from the right side | 28-48 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Michael Wells pulls down the rebound | 28-48 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Michael Williams lays it in on a great pass from Howard Phillips and he's hacked by Henry Branson - foul #3 on Henry Branson, team foul #2 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (SG), James Zabala (SF), Gerald Masters (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Charles Fields, Charles Moore, Roy Hill, Henry Branson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the free throw | 28-51 |
| 17:26 | Samford | Brian Bergevin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-51 |
| 17:24 | Samford | Chester Fretwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-51 |
| 17:03 | Samford | James Zabala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-51 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Michael Siddiqui (SG), William Otis (SF), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Chris New, Michael Williams, Harry Fortier | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-51 |
| 16:45 | Samford | Gerald Masters snags the defensive board | 28-51 |
| 16:30 | Samford | James Zabala scores on a turnaround in the lane | 30-51 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | William Otis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | David Bowersox tips it home | 30-53 |
| 15:50 | Samford | Gerald Masters scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by David Bowersox - foul #1 on David Bowersox, team foul #1 | 32-53 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Fields (SG), Karl Tolson (SF), Henry Branson (C) Richard Scotto, James Zabala, Chester Fretwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Chris New (SG), Michael Williams (SF), Michael Wells (PF), Harry Fortier (C) Jordon Horton, Michael Siddiqui, William Otis, David Bowersox, Drew Jones | |
| 15:50 | Samford | Gerald Masters makes the free throw | 33-53 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Bergevin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Karl Tolson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Masters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Branson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Harry Fortier | 33-55 |
| 15:21 | Samford | Charles Fields misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-55 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Michael Wells can't finish the layup | 33-55 |
| 15:08 | Samford | Henry Branson snags the defensive board | 33-55 |
| 14:54 | Samford | Karl Tolson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-55 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Gerald Masters tips it but misses | 33-55 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the rebound | 33-55 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Michael Williams is hacked by Karl Tolson - foul #4 on Karl Tolson, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Scotto (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Roy Hill (PF) Brian Bergevin, Karl Tolson, Gerald Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wells clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Roy Hill - foul #3 on Roy Hill, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 14:25 | Samford | Roy Hill lays it up and in | 35-56 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Michael Williams clanks a turnaround in the paint | 35-56 |
| 14:07 | Samford | The rebound goes to Henry Branson | 35-56 |
| 13:59 | Samford | Charles Moore can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-56 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips's layup is rejected by Henry Branson | 35-56 |
| 13:46 | Samford | Charles Moore grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Charles Fields misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Chris New grabs the board | 35-56 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Michael Williams is denied on a dunk by Henry Branson | 35-56 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 35-56 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Chris New | 35-58 |
| 13:01 | Samford | Charles Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (SG), Gerald Masters (C) Charles Fields, Henry Branson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Michael Siddiqui (SG), William Otis (SF), David Bowersox (PF), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Chris New, Michael Williams, Michael Wells, Harry Fortier | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | William Otis misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Drew Jones misses the tip | 35-58 |
| 12:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Roy Hill | 35-58 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Charles Moore is hacked by William Otis - foul #2 on William Otis, team foul #2 | 35-58 |
| 12:22 | Samford | David Bowersox blocks the short jumper by Gerald Masters | 35-58 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Drew Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-58 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Siddiqui | 35-61 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Charles Moore comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jordon Horton - foul #1 on Jordon Horton, team foul #3 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (SG), James Zabala (SF), Chester Fretwell (C) Richard Scotto, Roy Hill, Gerald Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| 11:45 | Samford | Charles Moore misses the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Charles Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Bergevin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bogen (fresh) SF - James Zabala (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Fretwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Siddiqui (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 25 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Michael Williams's pass is intercepted by Brian Bergevin | 36-61 |
| 11:20 | Samford | James Zabala buries a fadeaway near the basket | 38-61 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier tips it home | 38-63 |
| 10:33 | Samford | Brian Bergevin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-63 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 38-63 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | John Bogen steals it from Michael Williams | 38-63 |
| 10:11 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses the lay-in | 38-63 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the rebound | 38-63 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui is hacked by John Bogen - foul #1 on John Bogen, team foul #5 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Scotto (PG), Charles Fields (SG), Gerald Masters (PF), Henry Branson (C) Brian Bergevin, John Bogen, Charles Moore, Chester Fretwell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Chris New (SG), William Otis (SF), Michael Wells (PF), Drew Jones (C) Jordon Horton, Michael Siddiqui, Michael Williams, David Bowersox, Harry Fortier | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Chris New clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-63 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Michael Wells tips it back up and in | 38-65 |
| 09:34 | Samford | Henry Branson is fouled on the floor by Howard Phillips - foul #1 on Howard Phillips, team foul #4 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Moore (SF), Roy Hill (PF) James Zabala, Gerald Masters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:18 | Samford | Charles Moore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-65 |
| 09:17 | Samford | Richard Scotto snags the offensive board | 38-65 |
| 09:12 | Samford | Charles Moore's floater is tipped away by Drew Jones | 38-65 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Drew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Moore - foul #1 on Charles Moore, team foul #6 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Charles Moore grabs the board | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Richard Scotto makes the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 40-65 |
| 08:40 | Samford | Richard Scotto makes the free throw | 41-65 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Michael Williams drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Howard Phillips | 41-67 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Michael Wells steals the ball from Henry Branson | 41-67 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses short on a jumper from the right block | 41-67 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Richard Scotto pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Richard Scotto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Fields (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Moore (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Henry Branson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 27 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Wells (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Samford | Charles Fields throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-67 |
| Subs | Samford | Brian Bergevin (SG), Karl Tolson (SF), Gerald Masters (PF), Chester Fretwell (C) Charles Fields, Charles Moore, Roy Hill, Henry Branson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Michael Siddiqui (SG), David Bowersox (PF) Howard Phillips, Chris New, Michael Wells | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from David Bowersox | 41-69 |
| 06:39 | Samford | Gerald Masters misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-69 |
| 06:37 | Samford | Gerald Masters gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 06:28 | Samford | Jordon Horton steps in front of the Gerald Masters pass | 41-69 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton blows the layup | 41-69 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier tips it in | 41-71 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Brian Bergevin can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Siddiqui - foul #1 on Michael Siddiqui, team foul #6 | 41-71 |
| Subs | Samford | John Bogen (SG), James Zabala (SF) Richard Scotto, Karl Tolson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SF), Drew Jones (C) Michael Williams, Harry Fortier | |
| 06:03 | Samford | Brian Bergevin makes the 1st free throw | 42-71 |
| 06:03 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-71 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | William Otis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Siddiqui | 42-74 |
| 05:34 | Samford | Brian Bergevin misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-74 |
| 05:33 | Samford | Chester Fretwell hits the follow up shot | 44-74 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-74 |
| 05:10 | Samford | Chester Fretwell snags the defensive board | 44-74 |
| 04:50 | Samford | James Zabala comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Drew Jones - foul #1 on Drew Jones, team foul #7 | 44-74 |
| 04:50 | Samford | James Zabala makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 04:50 | Samford | James Zabala misses the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui grabs the defensive rebound | 45-74 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordon Horton | 45-76 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Gerald Masters can't connect on a runner in the paint | 45-76 |
| 04:19 | Samford | Gerald Masters grabs the offensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Gerald Masters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-76 |
| 04:09 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Fretwell | 45-76 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Gerald Masters lays it up and in | 47-76 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | William Otis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Bowersox | 47-79 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Brian Bergevin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Bogen (fresh) SF - James Zabala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerald Masters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Chester Fretwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Siddiqui (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Otis (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Bowersox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Samford | John Bogen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-79 |
| 03:37 | Samford | James Zabala snags the offensive board | 47-79 |
| 03:26 | Samford | John Bogen buries a floater near the basket | 49-79 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Bergevin - foul #1 on Brian Bergevin, team foul #7 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Samford | Charles Moore (SF) James Zabala | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton makes the 1st free throw | 49-80 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-81 |
| 02:55 | Samford | John Bogen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-81 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Drew Jones gets the rebound | 49-81 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton comes up short on the floater from the left block | 49-81 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Drew Jones hits the follow up shot | 49-83 |
| 02:22 | Samford | Charles Moore makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Bogen | 51-83 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-83 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Brian Bergevin gets the rebound | 51-83 |
| 01:59 | Samford | Drew Jones steals it from Charles Moore | 51-83 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui is fouled on the floor by Chester Fretwell - foul #2 on Chester Fretwell, team foul #8 | 51-83 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui makes the 1st free throw | 51-84 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui misses the 2nd free throw | 51-84 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Chester Fretwell gets the rebound | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Samford | Gerald Masters travels with the ball | 51-84 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-84 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | David Bowersox gets the offensive rebound | 51-84 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | William Otis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-84 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Gerald Masters pulls down the rebound | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Brian Bergevin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-84 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | David Bowersox grabs the defensive rebound | 51-84 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William Otis misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #9 | 51-84 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the 1st free throw | 51-85 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-86 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Gerald Masters hits a floater from close range | 53-86 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton runs out the clock | 53-86 |