| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oscar Chen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Elmer Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Adam Torpey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Benedict (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dylan Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lance Conte (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | Dylan Bailey inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Norfolk State | Mark Moore picks off the pass by Richard Phillips | 24-25 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Moore | 26-25 |
| 19:15 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey is fouled on the floor by Oscar Chen - foul #1 on Oscar Chen, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| 18:46 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict makes the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Mark Moore - foul #1 on Mark Moore, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:46 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dylan Bailey - foul #2 on Dylan Bailey, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:01 | Norfolk State | Dylan Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-27 |
| 17:59 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte tips it in | 27-29 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost's pass is intercepted by Lance Conte | 27-29 |
| 17:31 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 16:52 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lance Conte | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Mark Moore can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lance Conte - foul #1 on Lance Conte, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Ronald Clayton (PF), Carlos Horton (C) Oscar Chen, Elmer Dixon, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | David Michell (PG), John Bessette (SG), Richard Oliver (SF), Jeffery Sitton (PF), Eugene Cessna (C) Adam Torpey, Mike Benedict, Dylan Bailey, Lance Conte, Richard Phillips | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:25 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 16:04 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton lays it up and in | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) SF - Joe Bowden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carlos Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - David Michell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bessette (fresh) SF - Richard Oliver (fresh) PF - Jeffery Sitton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Cessna (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 29-33 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton tips it home | 31-33 |
| 15:13 | Norfolk State | John Bessette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 15:11 | Norfolk State | Richard Oliver snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 14:55 | Norfolk State | David Michell can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joe Bowden - foul #1 on Joe Bowden, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon (SF), Fred Schrecengost (C) Joe Bowden, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict (SG), Dylan Bailey (SF), Lance Conte (PF) John Bessette, Richard Oliver, Eugene Cessna | |
| 14:55 | Norfolk State | David Michell makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:55 | Norfolk State | David Michell makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost is hacked by David Michell - foul #3 on David Michell, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG) Mark Moore | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey (PG), Richard Phillips (C) David Michell, Jeffery Sitton | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost is hacked by Richard Phillips - foul #1 on Richard Phillips, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen misses the easy layup | 31-35 |
| 13:37 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Dylan Bailey | 31-35 |
| 13:20 | Norfolk State | Dylan Bailey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 12:52 | Norfolk State | Dylan Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 12:40 | Norfolk State | Mark McLoone steals it from Richard Phillips | 31-38 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Dylan Bailey is called for the reach on Ronald Clayton - foul #3 on Dylan Bailey, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Joe Bowden (SF), Carlos Horton (C) Mark McLoone, Ronald Clayton, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | John Bessette (SG), Jeffery Sitton (SF), Eugene Cessna (C) Mike Benedict, Dylan Bailey, Richard Phillips | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Chen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carlos Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Adam Torpey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Bessette (fresh) SF - Jeffery Sitton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lance Conte (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Cessna (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Horton - foul #1 on Carlos Horton, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| 11:46 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:46 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mark Moore | 35-40 |
| 11:22 | Norfolk State | Oscar Chen steps in front of the Adam Torpey pass in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Mark Moore hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 37-40 |
| 10:42 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-40 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Oscar Chen | 39-40 |
| 10:15 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elmer Dixon | 39-40 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Adam Torpey - foul #3 on Adam Torpey, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG), Ronald Clayton (SF), Fred Schrecengost (C) Oscar Chen, Joe Bowden, Elmer Dixon | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | David Michell (PG), Mike Benedict (SG), Dylan Bailey (SF), Richard Phillips (C) Adam Torpey, John Bessette, Lance Conte, Eugene Cessna | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Carlos Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Moore | 42-40 |
| 09:11 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 09:10 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:59 | Norfolk State | David Michell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Moore and the foul's on David Michell - foul #4 on David Michell, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joe Bowden (SF) Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey (PG), Eugene Cessna (PF) David Michell, Jeffery Sitton | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:11 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Torpey | 45-43 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Mark Moore can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Richard Phillips - foul #2 on Richard Phillips, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Lance Conte (PF) Eugene Cessna | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Mark Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Mark Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:47 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) SF - Joe Bowden (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Ronald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Adam Torpey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Benedict (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dylan Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lance Conte (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Benedict | 46-46 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden is called for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Horton (C) Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Eugene Cessna (C) Richard Phillips | |
| 06:43 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Torpey | 46-48 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Dylan Bailey is called for the reach on Joe Bowden - foul #4 on Dylan Bailey, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG), Elmer Dixon (PF) Mark Moore, Ronald Clayton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | David Michell (PG), John Bessette (SG), Jeffery Sitton (SF) Adam Torpey, Mike Benedict, Dylan Bailey | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:10 | Norfolk State | Elmer Dixon steals the ball from Lance Conte | 48-48 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-48 |
| 05:45 | Norfolk State | Eugene Cessna grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 05:26 | Norfolk State | John Bessette is hacked by Mark McLoone - foul #1 on Mark McLoone, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Fred Schrecengost (C) Mark McLoone, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey (PG), Mike Benedict (SG), Dylan Bailey (SF), Richard Phillips (C) David Michell, John Bessette, Jeffery Sitton, Eugene Cessna | |
| 05:18 | Norfolk State | Elmer Dixon steals it from Mike Benedict | 48-48 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Mark Moore hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 05:06 | Norfolk State | Richard Phillips snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 04:38 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte misses long on a floater in the lane | 48-48 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Moore and he's fouled by Dylan Bailey - foul #5 on Dylan Bailey, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark McLoone (SG) Oscar Chen | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton (SF), Eugene Cessna (PF) Dylan Bailey, Lance Conte | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:00 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton knocks in the jumper from the left side | 51-50 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark McLoone | 53-50 |
| 03:44 | Norfolk State | Richard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark McLoone (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Bowden (fairly fresh) 23 pts. PF - Elmer Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Fred Schrecengost (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Adam Torpey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Benedict (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jeffery Sitton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Cessna (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon travels with the ball | 53-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Clayton (SF), Carlos Horton (PF) Joe Bowden, Elmer Dixon | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | John Bessette (SG), Lance Conte (PF) Mike Benedict, Eugene Cessna | |
| 03:12 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte lays it in on a great pass from John Bessette and he's hacked by Ronald Clayton - foul #2 on Ronald Clayton, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Oscar Chen (PG), Joe Bowden (SF) Mark Moore, Fred Schrecengost | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | David Michell (PG) Adam Torpey | |
| 03:12 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden misses the easy layup | 53-53 |
| 02:44 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:44 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon (SF), Fred Schrecengost (C) Joe Bowden, Carlos Horton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey (PG), Mike Benedict (SG) David Michell, John Bessette | |
| 02:27 | Norfolk State | Richard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Moore (PG), Joe Bowden (SF) Mark McLoone, Ronald Clayton | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Lance Conte - foul #2 on Lance Conte, team foul #11 | 53-53 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 02:02 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Mike Benedict | 54-53 |
| 01:49 | Norfolk State | Lance Conte can't connect on a runner from the left block | 54-53 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Mark Moore lays it in | 56-53 |
| 01:31 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton misses the shot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 01:29 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Fred Schrecengost hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Mark Moore | 58-55 |
| 00:47 | Norfolk State | Jeffery Sitton scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Benedict | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Joe Bowden connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Fred Schrecengost | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey is hacked by Elmer Dixon - foul #2 on Elmer Dixon, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Norfolk State | Adam Torpey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Adam Torpey is called for the reach on Elmer Dixon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Torpey, team foul #12 | 60-58 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Elmer Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Norfolk State | Oscar Chen picks off the pass by Jeffery Sitton | 62-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen is hacked by Adam Torpey in the backcourt - foul #5 on Adam Torpey, team foul #13 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | David Michell (PG) Adam Torpey | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Oscar Chen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Norfolk State | Mike Benedict misses the halfcourt shot | 64-58 |