| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) SG - Devin McNew (fresh) SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Collins (fresh) SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) SF - Dante Haight (fresh) PF - Alexander Dame (fresh) C - Christopher Felton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Darrell Benson steps in front of the Devin McNew pass | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Howard | James Collins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dante Haight | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Christopher Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Howard | Darrell Benson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Devin McNew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Howard | James Collins snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:35 | Howard | Alexander Dame lays it up and in on a great pass from James Collins | 0-5 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Devin McNew hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:00 | Howard | Alexander Dame throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-5 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Alexander Dame jams it set up by Dante Haight | 6-7 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (PF), Philip Henson (C) Robert Munroe, Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 16:35 | Howard | James Collins is fouled on the floor by Jon Cooper - foul #1 on Jon Cooper, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (SG), Julian Jorgenson (SF), Anthony Foltz (C) Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Christopher Felton | |
| 16:20 | Howard | Anthony Foltz drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Collins | 6-9 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Collins - foul #1 on James Collins, team foul #1 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (SG) James Collins | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) C - Philip Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) SF - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) PF - Alexander Dame (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Howard | William Pusey connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Morgan | 7-12 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Philip Henson grabs the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz makes the jumper from the left block set up by Mauricio Alvarez | 9-12 |
| 14:56 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:54 | Howard | Anthony Foltz snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:45 | Howard | Anthony Foltz can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Louis Morgan steals the ball from Jon Cooper | 9-12 |
| 13:58 | Howard | Anthony Foltz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Devin McNew (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Jon Cooper, Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Alvarez, Pedro Ortiz, Philip Henson | |
| Subs | Howard | James Collins (PG), Darrell Benson (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Christopher Felton (C) William Pusey, Louis Morgan, Alexander Dame, Anthony Foltz | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Munroe | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Howard | Dante Haight misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Angel Gonzalez - foul #1 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Howard | Dante Haight misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Munroe | 14-13 |
| 12:57 | Howard | Dante Haight clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 14-13 |
| 12:55 | Howard | Dante Haight snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Dante Haight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Howard | Anthony Foltz (PF) Julian Jorgenson | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Munroe | 17-13 |
| 12:04 | Howard | James Collins knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dante Haight | 17-16 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:45 | Howard | James Collins snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Devin McNew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darrell Benson (fresh) SF - Dante Haight (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Anthony Foltz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Felton (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Howard | Anthony Foltz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Collins | 17-19 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Christopher Felton swats the layup by Angel Gonzalez | 17-19 |
| 11:08 | Howard | Christopher Felton snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Darrell Benson travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF) Robert Munroe, Angel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Howard | Alexander Dame (PF) Anthony Foltz | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez loses the dribble to James Collins | 17-19 |
| 10:10 | Howard | Devin McNew steps in front of the Darrell Benson pass | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Felton denies the turnaround by Mauricio Alvarez | 17-19 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Angel Gonzalez (SF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Jon Cooper, Devin McNew, Mauricio Greco, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (PG), Louis Morgan (SG), Julian Jorgenson (SF), Anthony Foltz (C) James Collins, Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Christopher Felton | |
| 09:19 | Howard | William Pusey clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Mauricio Alvarez - foul #1 on Mauricio Alvarez, team foul #3 | 17-19 |
| 09:19 | Howard | William Pusey makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:19 | Howard | William Pusey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Robert Munroe | 19-21 |
| 08:48 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 19-21 |
| 08:46 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 08:34 | Howard | Anthony Foltz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-21 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong (C) Pedro Ortiz | |
| Subs | Howard | James Collins (PG) Louis Morgan | |
| 08:01 | Howard | Anthony Foltz is fouled on the floor by Robert Munroe - foul #1 on Robert Munroe, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Devin McNew (SG), Mauricio Greco (PF) Stjepan Zents, Angel Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 07:56 | Howard | James Collins is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Collins, team foul #2 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (SG) James Collins | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 19-21 |
| 07:46 | Howard | Anthony Foltz gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Devin McNew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xiaoping Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - William Pusey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) PF - Alexander Dame (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Howard | William Pusey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-21 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is fouled on the floor by Julian Jorgenson - foul #1 on Julian Jorgenson, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Stjepan Zents (SF) Robert Munroe, Mauricio Alvarez | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Christopher Felton (C) Louis Morgan, Julian Jorgenson, Anthony Foltz | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents is fouled on the floor by Dante Haight - foul #1 on Dante Haight, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco drills a shot from the right side | 21-21 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Alexander Dame can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #1 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF) Stjepan Zents | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 06:35 | Howard | Alexander Dame makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:35 | Howard | Alexander Dame makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 06:23 | Howard | Christopher Felton snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:05 | Howard | Darrell Benson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Mauricio Greco is blocked by Christopher Felton | 21-23 |
| 05:46 | Howard | Christopher Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:31 | Howard | Darrell Benson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dante Haight | 21-26 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 04:48 | Howard | Alexander Dame clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 23-26 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Pusey - foul #1 on William Pusey, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG), Stjepan Zents (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (PF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Devin McNew, Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Howard | Louis Morgan (PG), Robert Beatty (SG), Julian Jorgenson (SF), Anthony Foltz (PF), Clifford Kendall (C) William Pusey, Darrell Benson, Dante Haight, Alexander Dame, Christopher Felton | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:13 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Louis Morgan and he's fouled by Jon Cooper - foul #2 on Jon Cooper, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Philip Henson (C) Jon Cooper | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:13 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez clanks a runner in the paint | 26-28 |
| 03:54 | Howard | Julian Jorgenson grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:40 | Howard | Louis Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Howard | James Collins (PG) Robert Beatty | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Munroe (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) PF - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Collins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Morgan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Julian Jorgenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Foltz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Kendall (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 03:26 | Howard | Anthony Foltz grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 03:14 | Howard | Louis Morgan drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Anthony Foltz | 26-30 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Foltz is called for the reach on Mauricio Alvarez - foul #1 on Anthony Foltz, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SF), Mauricio Greco (PF), Xiaoping Xiong (C) Mauricio Alvarez, Pedro Ortiz, Philip Henson | |
| Subs | Howard | Darrell Benson (SG), Dante Haight (SF), Christopher Felton (C) Louis Morgan, Anthony Foltz, Clifford Kendall | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Robert Munroe scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 02:43 | Howard | Dante Haight can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Munroe | 32-30 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Dante Haight is hacked by Angel Gonzalez - foul #2 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Devin McNew (SG) Stjepan Zents | |
| Subs | Howard | Alexander Dame (PF) Julian Jorgenson | |
| 02:09 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Dante Haight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Alexander Dame - foul #1 on Alexander Dame, team foul #7 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Robert Munroe | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:46 | Howard | Alexander Dame pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:30 | Howard | Alexander Dame connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 32-34 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Xiaoping Xiong can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | Howard | Alexander Dame grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:51 | Howard | Devin McNew is called for the reach on Darrell Benson - foul #1 on Devin McNew, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (SF), Mauricio Alvarez (PF), Pedro Ortiz (C) Angel Gonzalez, Mauricio Greco, Xiaoping Xiong | |
| Subs | Howard | Julian Jorgenson (SF), Anthony Foltz (C) Dante Haight, Christopher Felton | |
| 00:51 | Howard | Darrell Benson misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez drills a driving attempt from the right block | 34-34 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Anthony Foltz misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Pedro Ortiz - foul #1 on Pedro Ortiz, team foul #9 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Munroe (PG) Jon Cooper | |
| Subs | Howard | William Pusey (SG) Darrell Benson | |
| 00:23 | Howard | Anthony Foltz misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:23 | Howard | Anthony Foltz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez banks in the layup set up by Stjepan Zents | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Howard | William Pusey clanks a halfcourt shot | 36-35 |