| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - John Plaisance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) SG - Rudy Durham (fresh) SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Dixon | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Rudy Durham is called for the reach on Ralph Zaharis - foul #1 on Rudy Durham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Marcell - foul #1 on Nicholas Marcell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andre Brown | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | East Carolina | Noah Ott steps in front of the Rudy Durham pass in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Rudy Durham | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses long on an open shot from the right block | 4-5 |
| 17:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roger Dixon - foul #2 on Roger Dixon, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (SF), Stephen Galles (PF), William Mariotti (C) Nicholas Marcell, Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | William Mariotti gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Michael Graham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Marshall and the foul's on Richard Langdon - foul #1 on Richard Langdon, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Noah Ott, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Michael Graham misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Plaisance | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon travels with the ball | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Kenneth Card (SF) Ralph Zaharis, Richard Langdon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:13 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is hacked by Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Michael Graham drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Mark Marshall | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SF - Kenneth Card (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Galles (fresh) C - William Mariotti (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer dunks the ball and he's fouled by William Mariotti - foul #1 on William Mariotti, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF) Kenneth Longley, Leroy Tschida, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF), Ralph Harrison (C) Michael Graham, William Mariotti | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham comes up short on the floater in the paint | 8-9 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Noah Ott - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), John Plaisance (C) Noah Ott, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG) Mark Marshall | |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:38 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-10 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell connects on the 3 from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on Michael Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Richard Langdon, Kenneth Card | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SG), William Mariotti (C) Rudy Durham, Ralph Harrison | |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Swartz | 11-15 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Galles denies the turnaround by John Plaisance | 11-15 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell's fadeaway is rejected by Andre Brown | 11-15 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Michael Graham buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Swartz | 11-17 |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Mariotti steps in front of the Leroy Tschida pass | 11-17 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | John Plaisance is called for the reach on William Mariotti - foul #1 on John Plaisance, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), Kenneth Card (C) Kenneth Longley, Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Rudy Durham (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Michael Graham, Charles Swartz, William Mariotti | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Peterson (fresh) SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jamel Shaffer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Card (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Galles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 11-17 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles tips it in | 11-19 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-19 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer can't tip it in | 11-19 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:35 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 11-19 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card gets the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Peterson | 13-19 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Roger Peterson is called for the reach on Ralph Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Peterson, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Noah Ott, Richard Langdon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (SF), William Mariotti (PF) Nicholas Marcell, Stephen Galles | |
| 10:02 | East Carolina | William Mariotti scores on a shot near the basket | 13-21 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), John Plaisance (C) Roger Peterson, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | William Mariotti buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mark Marshall | 13-23 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Michael Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Jamel Shaffer (C) Noah Ott, Kenneth Card, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SG), Nicholas Marcell (SF), Stephen Galles (PF) Rudy Durham, Michael Graham, Ralph Harrison | |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown gets the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:23 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-23 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | William Mariotti is whistled for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Kenneth Card (PF), John Plaisance (C) Ralph Zaharis, Andre Brown, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG), Ralph Harrison (C) Nicholas Marcell, William Mariotti | |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) SG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Langdon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Card (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Plaisance (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Swartz (fresh) PF - Stephen Galles (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) | |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Kenneth Longley steps in front of the Rudy Durham pass in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon snags the offensive board | 21-23 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida loses the ball out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Richard Langdon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG), Nicholas Marcell (SF) Mark Marshall, Charles Swartz | |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell travels in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Galles denies the turnaround by Roger Peterson | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rudy Durham | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Michael Graham misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Longley - foul #2 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #7 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF) Kenneth Longley, Roger Peterson, Kenneth Card, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Michael Graham misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Michael Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:59 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Plaisance - foul #2 on John Plaisance, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Richard Langdon (SF), Kenneth Card (C) Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Charles Swartz (SG) Michael Graham, Rudy Durham | |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | William Mariotti grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles comes up short on the shot from the left block | 21-25 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Jamel Shaffer snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:41 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) Stephen Galles | |
| 04:24 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | William Mariotti misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | William Mariotti hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 03:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Mariotti blocks the short jumper by Andre Brown | 21-27 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) SG - Roger Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Langdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Kenneth Card (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Swartz (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Marcell (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Mariotti (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Andre Brown swats the layup by William Mariotti | 21-27 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Marcell is called for the reach on Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Nicholas Marcell, team foul #6 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Jamel Shaffer (PF), John Plaisance (C) Leroy Tschida, Roger Peterson, Richard Langdon, Andre Brown, Kenneth Card | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG), Michael Graham (SF), Roger Dixon (PF) Charles Swartz, Nicholas Marcell, William Mariotti | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rudy Durham | 21-27 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is fouled on the floor by Michael Graham - foul #1 on Michael Graham, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Galles (SF) Mark Marshall | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Zaharis | 24-27 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-29 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Dixon - foul #3 on Roger Dixon, team foul #8 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Leroy Tschida (SG), Kenneth Card (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Jamel Shaffer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF), William Mariotti (C) Roger Dixon, Ralph Harrison | |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham is fouled on the floor by Leroy Tschida - foul #1 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Floyd McNeil | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG) Michael Graham | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Card drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 27-31 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti blows the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Tschida - foul #2 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Langdon (SF) John Plaisance | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SF) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | William Mariotti makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses short on a halfcourt shot | 27-33 |