| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trowbridge (fresh) SG - Cody Dexter (fresh) SF - Peter Griffith (fresh) PF - Omer Krzewinski (fresh) C - Michael Sherrill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Omer Krzewinski picks off the pass by John Plaisance | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Omer Krzewinski | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sherrill steps in front of the Richard Langdon pass | 2-3 |
| 17:36 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski banks in the layup | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon scores on a 3 from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Omer Krzewinski picks off the pass by Ralph Zaharis | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Kenneth Card (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| 16:23 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by John Plaisance - foul #1 on John Plaisance, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 6-8 |
| 16:04 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Longley steps in front of the James Trowbridge pass in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is fouled on the floor by Michael Sherrill - foul #1 on Michael Sherrill, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) John Plaisance | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trowbridge (fresh) SG - Cody Dexter (fresh) SF - Peter Griffith (fairly fresh) PF - Omer Krzewinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Sherrill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) C - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Trowbridge is called for the reach on Andre Brown - foul #1 on James Trowbridge, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer clanks a jumper in the lane | 6-8 |
| 15:22 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to James Trowbridge | 6-8 |
| 15:01 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Richard Langdon (SF) Kenneth Longley, Andre Brown | |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Sherrill swats the short shot by Jamel Shaffer | 6-8 |
| 14:41 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski misses the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 6-8 |
| 14:10 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Griffith | 6-8 |
| 13:54 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Griffith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Zaharis | 6-8 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer tips it in | 6-10 |
| 13:20 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-10 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-10 |
| 12:53 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski grabs the defensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:34 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 12:33 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Griffith tips it but misses | 6-10 |
| 12:31 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Griffith pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 12:20 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Trowbridge | 8-10 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Peter Griffith - foul #1 on Peter Griffith, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe (SG), Erik Light (SF), Ryan Blackmer (PF), Jonathan Matos (C) Cody Dexter, Peter Griffith, Omer Krzewinski, Michael Sherrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), John Plaisance (C) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, Kenneth Card | |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:05 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Matos gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:01 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Ott - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Jamel Shaffer | |
| 11:48 | UNC Wilmington | Andre Brown swats the layup by James Trowbridge | 8-12 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - James Trowbridge (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Choe (fresh) SF - Erik Light (fresh) PF - Ryan Blackmer (fresh) C - Jonathan Matos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Blackmer steals the ball from Floyd McNeil | 8-12 |
| 11:12 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light is called for 10 seconds | 8-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Michael Sherrill (C) James Trowbridge, Jonathan Matos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Blackmer blocks the short jumper by John Plaisance | 8-12 |
| 10:58 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the tip | 8-12 |
| 10:56 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:31 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter (SG) Thomas Choe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Kenneth Card (SF) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil | |
| 10:31 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:31 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown's pass is intercepted by Ryan Blackmer | 8-12 |
| 09:56 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-12 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott is whistled for traveling | 11-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG), Peter Griffith (SF), Jonathan Matos (C) William Blauvelt, Erik Light, Michael Sherrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon (SF) Noah Ott | |
| 09:28 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Griffith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-12 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 09:04 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 08:55 | UNC Wilmington | Andre Brown steals it from Cody Dexter | 11-12 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Cody Dexter steals the ball from Roger Peterson | 11-12 |
| 08:37 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter hits the finger roll | 13-12 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Griffith - foul #2 on Peter Griffith, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe (SG), Erik Light (SF), Michael Sherrill (C) Cody Dexter, Peter Griffith, Jonathan Matos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Roger Peterson, Kenneth Card, Andre Brown | |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 08:30 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Thomas Choe | 13-13 |
| 08:24 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe is fouled in the backcourt by Noah Ott - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Noah Ott, Richard Langdon | |
| 08:05 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Blackmer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 08:04 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill grabs the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 07:49 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-13 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Omer Krzewinski (PF) James Trowbridge, Erik Light | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) SG - Thomas Choe (fresh) SF - Ryan Blackmer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Omer Krzewinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Sherrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Jamel Shaffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Plaisance (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Omer Krzewinski - foul #1 on Omer Krzewinski, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card (SG) Leroy Tschida | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 07:00 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill scores on a jumper from the left block set up by William Blauvelt | 15-15 |
| 06:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 06:39 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 06:25 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG), Cody Dexter (SG), Erik Light (SF), Jonathan Matos (C) William Blauvelt, Thomas Choe, Ryan Blackmer, Michael Sherrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer, John Plaisance | |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-18 |
| 06:02 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Langdon steals the ball from Jonathan Matos in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card is fouled on the floor by Erik Light - foul #1 on Erik Light, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (C) Kenneth Card | |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 05:36 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 05:31 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erik Light | 17-18 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-18 |
| 05:16 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Matos pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 05:02 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erik Light - foul #2 on Erik Light, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Blackmer (SF), Michael Sherrill (C) Erik Light, Jonathan Matos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Kenneth Card (PF), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Andre Brown, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 04:19 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski is open and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Sherrill | 22-20 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 22-20 |
| 03:58 | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Blackmer grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 03:56 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zaharis - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Thomas Choe (SG), Peter Griffith (SF) James Trowbridge, Cody Dexter, Omer Krzewinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon | |
| 03:43 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Griffith is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Thomas Choe | 25-20 |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Choe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Blackmer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Sherrill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Plaisance (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-23 |
| 02:49 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by William Blauvelt | 27-23 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-23 |
| 02:38 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe is fouled on the floor by Ralph Zaharis - foul #3 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge (PG), Omer Krzewinski (PF), Jonathan Matos (C) William Blauvelt, Ryan Blackmer, Michael Sherrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Kenneth Card, John Plaisance | |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Choe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Omer Krzewinski blocks the short jumper by Andre Brown | 29-23 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses the tip | 29-23 |
| 01:49 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Matos snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter (SG) Thomas Choe | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ryan Blackmer (PF) Omer Krzewinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Kenneth Card (PF) Roger Peterson, Andre Brown | |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge is hacked by Kenneth Card in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Card, team foul #9 | 31-23 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida travels with the ball | 33-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill (C) Jonathan Matos | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jamel Shaffer - foul #1 on Jamel Shaffer, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), John Plaisance (C) Kenneth Longley, Richard Langdon | |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 00:05 | UNC Wilmington | Cody Dexter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 00:04 | UNC Wilmington | Michael Sherrill snags the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 00:01 | UNC Wilmington | James Trowbridge comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kenneth Card | 35-26 |