| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) PF - James Russell (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Smith | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is hacked by Roy Wininger - foul #1 on Roy Wininger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Bobby Boyce is called for the reach on Bryan Espey - foul #1 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Myers | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the dunk attempt | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 0-5 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | James Russell hits a floater from the right block set up by Roy Wininger | 2-5 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Espey | 2-8 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | James Russell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 2-8 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | David Myers scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-11 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | James Russell misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 4-11 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andre Gallo | 4-11 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | James Russell scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Boyce | 6-11 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Paul Mathieu and he's fouled by Andre Gallo - foul #1 on Andre Gallo, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 6-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) PF - James Russell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 6-14 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Randall Murray comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 6-14 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Jason Williams blocks the short jumper by James Russell | 6-14 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Randall Murray snags the defensive board | 6-14 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Randall Murray | 6-16 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons is fouled on the floor by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #2 | 6-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, Roy Wininger, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden buries a floater from the right block | 8-16 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux loses the ball out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses the easy layup | 8-16 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Myers | 8-19 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Shawn Holden, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), James Russell (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson, Arthur Pugh, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-19 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it home | 8-21 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | James Russell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger tips it in | 10-21 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-21 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger grabs the board | 10-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Russell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons is hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | James Russell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-21 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Roy Wininger swats the short shot by Thomas Hamilton | 10-21 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce snags the defensive board | 10-21 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-21 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Russell | 10-21 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 10-21 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Russell | 10-21 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger comes up short on the shot near the basket | 10-21 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 10-21 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | James Russell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | David Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Jason Williams tips it home | 13-23 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #5 | 13-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), Arthur Pugh (PF) Andre Gallo, Roy Wininger, James Russell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | David Myers makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Bryan Espey | 15-26 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jess Daniels | 17-26 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey travels with the ball | 17-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), Logan Simmons (C) Jess Daniels, Michael Stewart, Kirk Peterson, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is whistled for a carry | 17-26 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux buries a jump hook from the left block | 17-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Roy Wininger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | David Myers connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 20-31 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #6 | 20-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Russell (PF) Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is fouled on the floor by Andre Gallo - foul #2 on Andre Gallo, team foul #5 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SG) Andre Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) David Myers | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Roy Wininger - foul #2 on Roy Wininger, team foul #6 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson (SF), Shawn Holden (C) Roy Wininger, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Bradley Dunning, Shawn Breaux | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | David Myers knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hamilton | 22-34 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | David Myers clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-34 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | David Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is hacked by Bobby Boyce - foul #2 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Logan Simmons (C) Bobby Boyce, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 22-34 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels loses the dribble to Shawn Breaux | 22-34 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey throws it down set up by Shawn Breaux | 22-36 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | The refs have stopped play. Jess Daniels is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 22-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (SG) Jess Daniels | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF) Bryan Espey | |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | James Russell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh (PF) James Russell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | David Myers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 22-36 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Logan Simmons - foul #1 on Logan Simmons, team foul #8 | 22-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Andre Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) David Myers, Bryan Espey | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons pulls down the rebound | 22-37 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson is hacked by Thomas Hamilton - foul #1 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #7 | 22-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Baker (SF) Bobby Boyce | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Patrick Sheard (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 24-37 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Kirk Peterson's floater is tipped away by Curtis Hines | 24-37 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Patrick Sheard pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kirk Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) SF - Joseph Baker (fresh) PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 5 pts. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-37 |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons hits a shot in the lane set up by Michael Stewart | 26-37 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Roy Wininger (SF), James Russell (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Kirk Peterson, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker, Arthur Pugh, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #3 on Jason Williams, team foul #8 | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams | |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Breaux | 28-40 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Hamilton blocks the short jumper by James Russell | 28-40 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | David Myers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Mathieu | 28-43 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Bobby Boyce - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #9 | 28-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Logan Simmons (C) Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (PF) Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Russell | 33-43 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton clanks a jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | David Myers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Logan Simmons | 33-43 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | James Russell hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Roy Wininger and he's hacked by Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #10 | 35-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | James Russell makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh (PF) James Russell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger's pass is intercepted by Shawn Breaux | 36-43 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh loses the dribble to Curtis Hines | 36-46 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is fouled on the floor by Roy Wininger - foul #3 on Roy Wininger, team foul #10 | 36-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Michael Stewart (SG), Kirk Peterson (SF), James Russell (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Bobby Boyce, Andre Gallo, Roy Wininger, Arthur Pugh, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Patrick Sheard | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-47 |