| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fresh) SG - Peter Lane (fresh) SF - Michael Linck (fresh) PF - Terrance Ashurst (fresh) C - James Kennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Bob Guillot (fresh) SG - Kevin Cobb (fresh) SF - Bill Jacobs (fresh) PF - Marvin Slovinski (fresh) C - Ellis Talton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Alcorn State | James Kennett misses short on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Alcorn State | James Kennett snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timmy Soules | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Southern | Bill Jacobs clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Southern | James Kennett denies the turnaround by Marvin Slovinski | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern | Ellis Talton gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Kevin Cobb misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Lane - foul #1 on Peter Lane, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Kevin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Kevin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:20 | Alcorn State | James Kennett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:03 | Alcorn State | James Kennett buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Timmy Soules | 4-1 |
| 17:54 | Southern | Ellis Talton is whistled for traveling | 4-1 |
| 17:42 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck lays it up and in on a great pass from Terrance Ashurst | 6-1 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Michael Linck is called for the reach on Bill Jacobs - foul #1 on Michael Linck, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 17:22 | Southern | Kevin Cobb misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 6-1 |
| 17:21 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:09 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 17:07 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst hits the follow up shot | 8-1 |
| 16:52 | Southern | Kevin Cobb loses the dribble to James Kennett | 8-1 |
| 16:43 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane is hacked by Marvin Slovinski - foul #1 on Marvin Slovinski, team foul #1 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (PG), Troy Snowden (SG), Hubert Bell (SF), Ralph Meadows (C) Timmy Soules, Peter Lane, Michael Linck, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Southern | Greg Lawley (C) Ellis Talton | |
| 16:29 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-1 |
| 16:28 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:09 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows is fouled on the floor by Marvin Slovinski - foul #2 on Marvin Slovinski, team foul #2 | 8-1 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter (C) Terrance Ashurst | |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mitchell (PG), Jimmy Scrivner (PF), Pete Burton (C) Bob Guillot, Bill Jacobs, Marvin Slovinski | |
| 15:57 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-1 |
| 15:55 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner grabs the defensive rebound | 8-1 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Gary Caldwell (fresh) SG - Troy Snowden (fresh) SF - Hubert Bell (fresh) PF - Ralph Meadows (fresh) C - Clinton Vannatter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) SG - Kevin Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Greg Lawley (fresh) PF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) C - Pete Burton (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern | Greg Lawley blows the layup | 8-1 |
| 15:47 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 8-1 |
| 15:42 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 8-1 |
| 15:40 | Southern | Greg Lawley gets the rebound | 8-1 |
| 15:35 | Southern | Kevin Cobb connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 8-3 |
| 15:22 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:20 | Southern | The rebound goes to Greg Lawley | 8-3 |
| 15:15 | Southern | Kevin Cobb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-3 |
| 15:14 | Southern | Jason Mitchell can't tip it in | 8-3 |
| 15:12 | Southern | Kevin Cobb grabs the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:58 | Southern | Clinton Vannatter swats the short shot by Kevin Cobb | 8-3 |
| 14:57 | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:51 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-3 |
| 14:49 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:44 | Southern | Kevin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-3 |
| 14:42 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner tips it but misses | 8-3 |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 14:35 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Vannatter and he's hacked by Jason Mitchell - foul #1 on Jason Mitchell, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG), Peter Lane (SG), Terrance Ashurst (PF), James Kennett (C) Gary Caldwell, Troy Snowden, Ralph Meadows, Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Guillot (PG), Bill Jacobs (SF), Ellis Talton (C) Kevin Cobb, Greg Lawley, Pete Burton | |
| 14:35 | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 14:07 | Southern | Bill Jacobs misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Peter Lane - foul #2 on Peter Lane, team foul #3 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (SG), Michael Linck (SF) Peter Lane, Hubert Bell | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:07 | Southern | Bill Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:07 | Southern | Bill Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 14:07 | Alcorn State | James Kennett pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:45 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-4 |
| 13:44 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules grabs the offensive rebound | 11-4 |
| 13:30 | Alcorn State | A charge is called on Michael Linck - foul #2 on Michael Linck, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Hubert Bell (SF) Michael Linck | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Pete Burton (PF) Jason Mitchell, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| 13:10 | Southern | Randy Atkins misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 11-4 |
| 13:08 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst pulls down the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:57 | Alcorn State | Bob Guillot steals it from James Kennett | 11-4 |
| 12:39 | Southern | Bill Jacobs loses the dribble to Gary Caldwell | 11-4 |
| 12:34 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules throws it down set up by Gary Caldwell | 13-4 |
| 12:12 | Southern | Randy Atkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden (SG), Ralph Meadows (C) Gary Caldwell, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Cobb (SG), Jason Mitchell (SF), Greg Lawley (PF) Bob Guillot, Bill Jacobs, Ellis Talton | |
| 11:51 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-4 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Snowden (fresh) SF - Hubert Bell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terrance Ashurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Meadows (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Randy Atkins (fresh) SG - Kevin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Mitchell (fresh) PF - Greg Lawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Pete Burton (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Southern | Kevin Cobb clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Terrance Ashurst - foul #1 on Terrance Ashurst, team foul #5 | 16-4 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter (C) Terrance Ashurst | |
| Subs | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner (PF) Pete Burton | |
| 11:35 | Southern | Kevin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:35 | Southern | Kevin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 11:35 | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 11:09 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden is fouled on the floor by Kevin Cobb - foul #1 on Kevin Cobb, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Ellis Talton (C) Randy Atkins | |
| 10:58 | Alcorn State | Greg Lawley steps in front of the Timmy Soules pass | 16-5 |
| 10:54 | Southern | Jason Mitchell lays it in set up by Greg Lawley | 16-7 |
| 10:46 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-7 |
| 10:45 | Southern | The rebound goes to Ellis Talton | 16-7 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Ellis Talton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Clinton Vannatter - foul #1 on Clinton Vannatter, team foul #6 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (PG), James Kennett (C) Timmy Soules, Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Guillot (PG) Jason Mitchell | |
| 10:39 | Southern | Ellis Talton makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Ellis Talton makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:21 | Alcorn State | James Kennett hits a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Bob Guillot - foul #1 on Bob Guillot, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst (PF) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern | Bill Jacobs (SF), Pete Burton (C) Jimmy Scrivner, Ellis Talton | |
| 10:21 | Alcorn State | James Kennett makes the free throw | 19-9 |
| 10:02 | Southern | Bill Jacobs is called for traveling | 19-9 |
| 09:38 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden throws it down | 21-9 |
| 09:17 | Southern | Greg Lawley connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Pete Burton and he's fouled by Terrance Ashurst - foul #2 on Terrance Ashurst, team foul #7 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG), Ralph Meadows (PF), Clinton Vannatter (C) Troy Snowden, Terrance Ashurst, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Southern | Jason Mitchell (PG), Randy Atkins (SG) Bob Guillot, Kevin Cobb | |
| 09:17 | Southern | Greg Lawley makes the free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:58 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Meadows | 24-12 |
| 08:53 | Southern | Greg Lawley's pass is intercepted by Gary Caldwell | 24-12 |
| 08:32 | Alcorn State | Jason Mitchell steps in front of the Hubert Bell pass | 24-12 |
| 08:14 | Southern | Ralph Meadows steps in front of the Jason Mitchell pass | 24-12 |
| 07:52 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Timmy Soules | 27-12 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Timmy Soules (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hubert Bell (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Meadows (fresh) C - Clinton Vannatter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Jason Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Atkins (fresh) SF - Bill Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Lawley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Burton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:48 | Southern | Randy Atkins is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Atkins, team foul #6 | 27-12 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden (SG), James Kennett (C) Gary Caldwell, Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Guillot (PG), Kevin Cobb (SG), Jimmy Scrivner (PF), Ellis Talton (C) Jason Mitchell, Randy Atkins, Greg Lawley, Pete Burton | |
| 07:37 | Alcorn State | James Kennett blows the layup | 27-12 |
| 07:35 | Southern | Bill Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-12 |
| 07:28 | Southern | Kevin Cobb makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Bob Guillot | 27-14 |
| 07:17 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows is whistled for traveling | 27-14 |
| 07:05 | Southern | Jimmy Scrivner misses the lay-in | 27-14 |
| 07:04 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules grabs the board | 27-14 |
| 06:48 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-14 |
| 06:47 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 06:38 | Alcorn State | James Kennett makes the shot from the baseline set up by Troy Snowden and he's hacked by Kevin Cobb - foul #2 on Kevin Cobb, team foul #7 | 29-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter (PF) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Atkins (SG), Jason Mitchell (SF) Kevin Cobb, Bill Jacobs | |
| 06:38 | Alcorn State | James Kennett makes the free throw | 30-14 |
| 06:25 | Southern | Jason Mitchell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-14 |
| 06:23 | Alcorn State | James Kennett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-14 |
| 06:06 | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timmy Soules | 33-14 |
| 05:48 | Southern | Ellis Talton misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Clinton Vannatter - foul #2 on Clinton Vannatter, team foul #8 | 33-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (SG), Ralph Meadows (PF) Troy Snowden, Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Southern | Bill Jacobs (SF), Greg Lawley (PF) Bob Guillot, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| 05:48 | Southern | Ellis Talton misses the 1st free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:48 | Southern | Ellis Talton misses the 2nd free throw | 33-14 |
| 05:48 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows snags the defensive board | 33-14 |
| 05:31 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Pete Burton (PF) Greg Lawley | |
| 05:18 | Southern | Ellis Talton loses the ball out of bounds | 33-14 |
| 05:06 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Hubert Bell | 35-14 |
| 04:49 | Southern | Jason Mitchell blows the layup | 35-14 |
| 04:48 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to Ralph Meadows | 35-14 |
| 04:43 | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-14 |
| 04:41 | Alcorn State | James Kennett tips it back up and in | 37-14 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Bill Jacobs is hacked by Hubert Bell - foul #1 on Hubert Bell, team foul #9 | 37-14 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Troy Snowden (PG) Timmy Soules | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Guillot (PG), Troy Fiore (SG), Jimmy Scrivner (PF) Jason Mitchell, Randy Atkins, Pete Burton | |
| 04:19 | Southern | Bill Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 37-15 |
| 04:19 | Southern | Bill Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-16 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | Jimmy Scrivner is called for the reach on Ralph Meadows - foul #1 on Jimmy Scrivner, team foul #8 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Peter Lane (SG), Michael Linck (SF), Terrance Ashurst (PF) Gary Caldwell, Hubert Bell, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Cobb (SG), Marvin Slovinski (PF) Troy Fiore, Bill Jacobs | |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 38-16 |
| 03:58 | Alcorn State | Ralph Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 39-16 |
| 03:43 | Southern | Ralph Meadows steps in front of the Jimmy Scrivner pass | 39-16 |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Troy Snowden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Linck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Ashurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Meadows (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Bob Guillot (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Scrivner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marvin Slovinski (fresh) C - Ellis Talton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Clinton Vannatter (C) Ralph Meadows | |
| Subs | Southern | Greg Lawley (SF) Ellis Talton | |
| 03:12 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski is hacked by Clinton Vannatter - foul #3 on Clinton Vannatter, team foul #10 | 39-16 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | James Kennett (C) Clinton Vannatter | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:12 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski misses the 1st free throw | 39-16 |
| 03:12 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-17 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck blows the layup but he's hacked by Greg Lawley - foul #1 on Greg Lawley, team foul #9 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Cameron Lukas (PG), Pete Burton (C) Bob Guillot, Jimmy Scrivner | |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck makes the 1st free throw | 40-17 |
| 02:48 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck misses the 2nd free throw | 40-17 |
| 02:48 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski grabs the board | 40-17 |
| 02:43 | Southern | Greg Lawley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-19 |
| 02:38 | Alcorn State | Greg Lawley takes the ball from Troy Snowden | 40-19 |
| 02:21 | Southern | Pete Burton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-19 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski snags the offensive board | 40-19 |
| 02:05 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski buries a jumper from the right block | 40-21 |
| 01:44 | Alcorn State | Terrance Ashurst makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-21 |
| 01:38 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski's pass is intercepted by James Kennett | 42-21 |
| 01:23 | Alcorn State | James Kennett hits a jump hook from close range set up by Peter Lane | 44-21 |
| 01:03 | Southern | Marvin Slovinski is whistled for a carry | 44-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell (PG), Ralph Meadows (C) Troy Snowden, James Kennett | |
| Subs | Southern | Bob Guillot (PG), Randy Atkins (SG), Jason Mitchell (SF), Jimmy Scrivner (PF), Ellis Talton (C) Cameron Lukas, Kevin Cobb, Greg Lawley, Marvin Slovinski, Pete Burton | |
| 00:47 | Alcorn State | Peter Lane's floater is knocked away by Jimmy Scrivner | 44-21 |
| 00:45 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck grabs the offensive board | 44-21 |
| 00:38 | Alcorn State | Ellis Talton is called for the reach on Gary Caldwell - foul #1 on Ellis Talton, team foul #10 | 44-21 |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Timmy Soules (PG) Peter Lane | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:38 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-21 |
| 00:38 | Alcorn State | Gary Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-21 |
| 00:38 | Southern | Ellis Talton grabs the board | 45-21 |
| 00:24 | Southern | Bob Guillot drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ellis Talton | 45-23 |
| 00:03 | Alcorn State | Michael Linck hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Meadows | 47-23 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Bob Guillot misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 47-23 |