| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) SG - Joseph Cauthen (fresh) SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) PF - Thomas Suggs (fresh) C - John Snell (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 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Western Carolina | John Snell gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Western Carolina | John Gertz drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Cauthen | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Western Carolina | John Snell snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Western Carolina | John Gertz can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Western Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Riley | 3-0 |
| 18:06 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon blows the dunk but he's fouled by Theodore Riley - foul #1 on Theodore Riley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG) Noah Ott | |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Langdon steps in front of the Theodore Riley pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | Western Carolina | John Snell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | Western Carolina | Leroy Tschida steals the ball from Joseph Cauthen in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon comes up short on the floater near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance loses the dribble to John Gertz | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Gertz | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the driving attempt in the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | Western Carolina | Andre Brown is called for the reach on Theodore Riley - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (PG), John Drake (SF), Edward Leary (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) John Gertz, Theodore Riley, Thomas Suggs, John Snell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Kenneth Card (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| 16:15 | Western Carolina | Christopher White misses badly on a floater from close range | 5-4 |
| 16:13 | Western Carolina | Clifton Seawell hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:45 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifton Seawell | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher White (fresh) SG - Joseph Cauthen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Drake (fresh) PF - Edward Leary (fresh) C - Clifton Seawell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary connects on the open jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher White | 9-4 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Longley | 9-7 |
| 14:55 | Western Carolina | Christopher White is whistled for a carry | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), Thomas Suggs (PF), John Snell (C) Christopher White, Joseph Cauthen, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, John Plaisance | |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer is hacked by Edward Leary - foul #1 on Edward Leary, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice (SG) John Drake | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer connects on the floater from the right block | 9-9 |
| 14:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs misses the easy layup | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs hits the follow up shot | 11-9 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the tip | 11-9 |
| 13:49 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jamel Shaffer | 11-9 |
| 13:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Drake (SG), Theodore Riley (SF), Clifton Seawell (C) Christopher Maurice, Edward Leary, John Snell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Richard Langdon (SF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Kenneth Card, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 13:17 | Western Carolina | John Gertz knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Suggs | 14-9 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 12:48 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Roger Peterson is called for the reach on John Drake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen (SG), Thomas Selzer (C) John Gertz, Thomas Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Roger Peterson | |
| 12:28 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cauthen steals it from Ralph Zaharis | 14-9 |
| 12:06 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley jams it on a nice dish by Joseph Cauthen | 16-9 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon is hacked by Clifton Seawell - foul #1 on Clifton Seawell, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (PG), John Snell (C) John Drake, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Kenneth Card (PF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Noah Ott, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Langdon | 16-12 |
| 11:37 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Christopher White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cauthen (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Seawell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Snell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fairly fresh) SG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Card (fresh) C - Jamel Shaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon's pass is intercepted by Clifton Seawell | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen blows the layup but he's hacked by Jamel Shaffer - foul #1 on Jamel Shaffer, team foul #3 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), Edward Leary (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF) Christopher White, Theodore Riley, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), John Plaisance (C) Ralph Zaharis, Richard Langdon | |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen misses the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:10 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance connects on the runner in the paint | 17-14 |
| 10:28 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:21 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Suggs | 17-14 |
| 10:14 | Western Carolina | John Plaisance is called for the reach on John Gertz - foul #1 on John Plaisance, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (SG), John Drake (SF), Thomas Selzer (C) Joseph Cauthen, Edward Leary, John Snell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 10:06 | Western Carolina | John Gertz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Western Carolina | Kenneth Card picks off the pass by John Drake in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:20 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen (SG), Theodore Riley (SF), Edward Leary (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) John Gertz, John Drake, Thomas Suggs, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Kenneth Card, John Plaisance | |
| 09:10 | Western Carolina | Christopher White is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Christopher White drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Riley | 20-19 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-19 |
| 08:42 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 08:19 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 22-19 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Theodore Riley - foul #2 on Theodore Riley, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), John Drake (SF), John Snell (C) Christopher White, Theodore Riley, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Kenneth Card (C) Ralph Zaharis, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:35 | Western Carolina | John Drake comes up short on the runner from close range | 22-21 |
| 07:34 | Western Carolina | John Drake can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 07:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cauthen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Drake (fresh) PF - Edward Leary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Snell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SG - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) PF - Jamel Shaffer (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Card (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 06:49 | Western Carolina | Roger Peterson picks off the pass by John Gertz | 22-24 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 22-26 |
| 06:27 | Western Carolina | Floyd McNeil is called for the reach on John Drake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Maurice (SG), Thomas Suggs (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) Joseph Cauthen, Edward Leary, John Snell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Andre Brown (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Roger Peterson, Floyd McNeil, Jamel Shaffer, Kenneth Card | |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | Andre Brown is called for the reach on John Gertz - foul #2 on Andre Brown, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 06:20 | Western Carolina | John Gertz misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer's pass is intercepted by John Gertz | 22-26 |
| 06:05 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs lays it in on a nice dish by John Gertz | 24-26 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance misses the driving attempt from the right block | 24-26 |
| 05:53 | Western Carolina | John Drake grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 05:28 | Western Carolina | John Gertz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 05:20 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 05:05 | Western Carolina | John Drake hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 24-26 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 04:42 | Western Carolina | John Gertz grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:40 | Western Carolina | John Drake is hacked by Ralph Zaharis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (PG), Joseph Cauthen (SG), Thomas Selzer (C) John Gertz, Christopher Maurice, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Kenneth Card (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Richard Langdon, Jamel Shaffer | |
| 04:40 | Western Carolina | John Drake misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses the tip | 24-26 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card tips it but misses | 24-26 |
| 04:15 | Western Carolina | Christopher White grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:12 | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Selzer, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Snell (C) Thomas Suggs | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley (SF), Edward Leary (PF) John Drake, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| 03:34 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley is fouled on the floor by Noah Ott - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG) Christopher White | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:34 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:34 | Western Carolina | Theodore Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - John Gertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Cauthen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Leary (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Snell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Brown (tiring) C - Kenneth Card (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cauthen steps in front of the Richard Langdon pass | 26-26 |
| 03:14 | Western Carolina | John Gertz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Selzer (C) John Snell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott | |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Card | 26-28 |
| 02:49 | Western Carolina | Joseph Cauthen buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Edward Leary | 28-28 |
| 02:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Andre Brown and he's hacked by Theodore Riley - foul #3 on Theodore Riley, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher White (PG), Christopher Maurice (SG), John Drake (SF), Thomas Suggs (PF), Clifton Seawell (C) John Gertz, Joseph Cauthen, Theodore Riley, Edward Leary, Thomas Selzer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), John Plaisance (C) Roger Peterson, Kenneth Card | |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:05 | Western Carolina | Thomas Suggs can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-31 |
| 01:44 | Western Carolina | Christopher White pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 01:40 | Western Carolina | John Drake scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 01:17 | Western Carolina | Christopher White grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 00:59 | Western Carolina | Christopher White makes the wide open runner in the paint | 33-31 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Drake - foul #1 on John Drake, team foul #7 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | John Gertz (PG), Joseph Cauthen (SG), Edward Leary (SF), Thomas Selzer (PF), John Snell (C) Christopher White, Christopher Maurice, John Drake, Thomas Suggs, Clifton Seawell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Kenneth Card (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Edward Leary is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Cauthen | 35-33 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Plaisance clanks a jump hook from the right block | 35-33 |
| 00:01 | Western Carolina | John Gertz snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | John Gertz comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-33 |