| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Devin McNew (fresh) SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh inbounds the ball | 26-17 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Samford | Garry Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-17 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Alex Mason (SF) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Munroe | 26-19 |
| 18:46 | Samford | Calvin Cline travels with the ball | 26-19 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-19 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong snags the offensive board | 26-19 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez can't connect on a shot in the lane | 26-19 |
| 18:05 | Samford | The rebound goes to Steve Buchinski | 26-19 |
| 17:48 | Samford | Alex Mason misses the lay-in | 26-19 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses the tip | 26-19 |
| 17:29 | Samford | Alex Mason gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Calvin Cline and he's hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #3 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (C) Calvin Cline, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF) Robert Munroe, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco | |
| 17:08 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the free throw | 28-19 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Devin McNew makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 16:29 | Samford | Steve Buchinski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rafael Rodriguez | 31-22 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong loses the ball out of bounds | 31-22 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SG) Devin McNew | |
| 16:08 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lino Zarrineh, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Henson (C) Xiaoping Xiong | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-22 |
| 15:44 | Samford | Garry Miller grabs the board | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alex Mason (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) C - Philip Henson (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is fouled on the floor by Stjepan Zents - foul #1 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF) Garry Miller, Alex Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF) Jon Cooper, Mauricio Alvarez, Philip Henson | |
| 14:58 | Samford | Calvin Cline is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Greco - foul #4 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Alex Mason (PF) Calvin Cline, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Devin McNew (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Greco, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 14:40 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Angel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Samford | Lino Zarrineh (C) Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:40 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 14:40 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Xiong | 32-22 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong makes the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Munroe | 32-24 |
| 13:55 | Samford | Garry Miller is hacked by Angel Gonzalez - foul #2 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (PG), Mark Jackson (C) Garry Miller, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:38 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Alex Mason | 34-24 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe is hacked by Alex Mason - foul #1 on Alex Mason, team foul #2 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Calvin Cline, Alex Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (PF) Angel Gonzalez | |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Devin McNew can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mauricio Alvarez | 34-24 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz can't finish the layup | 34-24 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong snags the offensive board | 34-24 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | The jumper by Robert Munroe is denied by Rafael Rodriguez | 34-24 |
| 12:47 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 12:25 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez misses the jumper from close range | 34-24 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Devin McNew gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 11:45 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Buchinski (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Lino Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Devin McNew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xiaoping Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Samford | Garry Miller hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 37-24 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 10:51 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez grabs the board | 37-24 |
| 10:25 | Samford | Steve Buchinski drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Garry Miller | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is fouled on the floor by Rafael Rodriguez - foul #2 on Rafael Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Alex Mason (SF), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Philip Henson (PF), Raymond Lee (C) Robert Munroe, Devin McNew, Mauricio Alvarez, Pedro Ortiz, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alex Mason - foul #2 on Alex Mason, team foul #4 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Robert Wheeler (PG) Garry Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 09:42 | Samford | Branko Lakowski gets the rebound | 40-24 |
| 09:18 | Samford | Calvin Cline clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Philip Henson | 40-24 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Branko Lakowski picks off the pass by Angel Gonzalez | 40-24 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Robert Wheeler misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jon Cooper - foul #1 on Jon Cooper, team foul #6 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG) Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:48 | Samford | Robert Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 08:48 | Samford | Robert Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Philip Henson gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-24 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Robert Wheeler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:34 | Samford | Calvin Cline knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Branko Lakowski | 44-24 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Raymond Lee | 44-27 |
| 07:59 | Samford | Garry Miller drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mark Jackson | 47-27 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Garry Miller steals the ball from Jon Cooper | 47-27 |
| 07:29 | Samford | Mark Jackson scores on a runner near the basket set up by Calvin Cline | 49-27 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Henson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 07:12 | Samford | Alex Mason snags the defensive board | 49-27 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Alex Mason is fouled on the floor by Raymond Lee - foul #2 on Raymond Lee, team foul #7 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Lino Zarrineh (C) Garry Miller, Branko Lakowski, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF) Angel Gonzalez, Raymond Lee | |
| 06:53 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 1st free throw | 50-27 |
| 06:53 | Samford | Alex Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 51-27 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Rafael Rodriguez takes the ball from Philip Henson | 51-27 |
| 06:10 | Samford | Steve Buchinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #5 | 51-27 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Philip Henson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Philip Henson, team foul #8 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Mark Jackson (C) Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Raymond Lee (C) Philip Henson | |
| 05:25 | Samford | Stjepan Zents steps in front of the Rafael Rodriguez pass | 51-27 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 51-27 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mauricio Alvarez | 51-27 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez drills a shot from close range | 51-29 |
| 04:47 | Samford | Mark Jackson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rafael Rodriguez and he's fouled by Raymond Lee - foul #3 on Raymond Lee, team foul #9 | 53-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Steve Buchinski, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:47 | Samford | Mark Jackson makes the free throw | 54-29 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Raymond Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-29 |
| 04:34 | Samford | Alex Mason gets the rebound | 54-29 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh is hacked by Raymond Lee - foul #4 on Raymond Lee, team foul #10 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Rafael Rodriguez (C) Calvin Cline, Mark Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Henson (PF) Pedro Ortiz | |
| 04:06 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 04:06 | Samford | Lino Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Steve Buchinski - foul #4 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #6 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Samford | Calvin Cline (SG), Branko Lakowski (C) Steve Buchinski, Lino Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents makes the 1st free throw | 56-30 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 56-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Calvin Cline | 58-31 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Garry Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Branko Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stjepan Zents (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Philip Henson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Philip Henson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-31 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez gets the offensive rebound | 58-31 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Philip Henson can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-31 |
| 02:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Branko Lakowski | 58-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Samford | Branko Lakowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Raymond Lee - foul #5 on Raymond Lee, team foul #11 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Steve Buchinski (SG), Lino Zarrineh (SF) Garry Miller, Rafael Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (PF) Raymond Lee | |
| 02:42 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-31 |
| 02:42 | Samford | Branko Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-31 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz loses the dribble to Steve Buchinski | 60-31 |
| 02:26 | Samford | Steve Buchinski hits the finger roll | 62-31 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-31 |
| 02:08 | Samford | Steve Buchinski grabs the board | 62-31 |
| 02:01 | Samford | Calvin Cline connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Lino Zarrineh | 65-31 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper is fouled on the floor by Steve Buchinski - foul #5 on Steve Buchinski, team foul #7 | 65-31 |
| Subs | Samford | Garry Miller (PG), Rafael Rodriguez (PF), Mark Jackson (C) Steve Buchinski, Alex Mason, Branko Lakowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 65-32 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-33 |
| 01:24 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez is whistled for traveling | 65-33 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Cooper | 65-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 67-36 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Lino Zarrineh steals the ball from Stjepan Zents | 67-36 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez blows the layup but he's fouled by Stjepan Zents - foul #2 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #12 | 67-36 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 68-36 |
| 00:03 | Samford | Rafael Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 69-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 69-36 |