| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Gerald Strope (fresh) SG - Carey Kershner (fresh) SF - Paul Emery (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) C - Donald Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | James Madison | Carey Kershner drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Emery | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carey Kershner - foul #1 on Carey Kershner, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:22 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Donald Jackson | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | James Madison | Donald Jackson blows the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 2-1 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Dikembe Elijah | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gerald Strope | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:58 | James Madison | Gerald Strope shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Emery | 8-6 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth buries a fadeaway from the left block | 8-8 |
| 17:07 | James Madison | Donald Jackson travels with the ball | 8-8 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Preuss (SG), Kyle Ceasar (SF), Logan Glass (PF) Carey Kershner, Paul Emery, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Logan Glass - foul #1 on Logan Glass, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bruce Starks (SF), Clinton Waddy (C) Gerald Strope, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 16:36 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| 16:21 | James Madison | Bruce Starks misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney loses the dribble to William Preuss in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 16:09 | James Madison | William Preuss knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Kyle Ceasar | 10-11 |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - William Preuss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Ceasar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Starks (fresh) PF - Logan Glass (fresh) C - Clinton Waddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | James Madison | Logan Glass can't connect on a shot from the left block | 10-14 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Hotaling | 10-17 |
| 14:46 | James Madison | William Preuss is fouled on the floor by Darrin McWhinney - foul #1 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gerald Strope (PG), Carey Kershner (SG), Paul Emery (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), Donald Jackson (C) William Preuss, Kyle Ceasar, Bruce Starks, Logan Glass, Clinton Waddy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Marc Baird (SF), Brian Rick (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Curtis Hotaling, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 14:26 | James Madison | Jeffrey Todd is called for traveling | 10-17 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-17 |
| 14:01 | James Madison | Donald Jackson pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:56 | James Madison | Stephen Boyle steps in front of the Paul Emery pass | 10-17 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle lays it in | 10-19 |
| 13:46 | James Madison | Gerald Strope shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-19 |
| 13:44 | James Madison | Donald Jackson tips it back up and in | 12-19 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Carey Kershner picks off the pass by Ralph Espy | 12-19 |
| 13:23 | James Madison | Carey Kershner banks in the layup | 14-19 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian Rick | 14-21 |
| 12:51 | James Madison | Paul Emery drills a jumper from close range | 16-21 |
| 12:33 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Jackson is called for the reach on Brian Rick - foul #1 on Donald Jackson, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Preuss (SG), Kyle Ceasar (SF), Logan Glass (PF) Carey Kershner, Paul Emery, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Ralph Espy, Brian Rick, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is fouled on the floor by William Preuss - foul #1 on William Preuss, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | Bruce Starks (SF), Clinton Waddy (C) Gerald Strope, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Ceasar picks off the pass by Kevin Walker | 16-21 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Bruce Starks misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Walker - foul #1 on Kevin Walker, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Dikembe Elijah (C) Stephen Boyle, Marc Baird | |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Bruce Starks makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:49 | James Madison | Bruce Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - William Preuss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Ceasar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Starks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Logan Glass (fresh) C - Clinton Waddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 11:25 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 11:06 | James Madison | Logan Glass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gerald Strope (PG), Carey Kershner (SG), Paul Emery (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), Donald Jackson (C) William Preuss, Kyle Ceasar, Bruce Starks, Logan Glass, Clinton Waddy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick (PF) Kevin Walker | |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Darrin McWhinney | 18-24 |
| 10:26 | James Madison | Paul Emery knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney is hacked by Paul Emery - foul #1 on Paul Emery, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Marc Baird (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 09:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 20-26 |
| 09:33 | James Madison | Kevin Walker steps in front of the Jeffrey Todd pass | 20-26 |
| 09:10 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Jackson is called for the reach on Marc Baird - foul #2 on Donald Jackson, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Preuss (PG), Kyle Ceasar (SG), Bruce Starks (SF), Logan Glass (PF), Clinton Waddy (C) Gerald Strope, Carey Kershner, Paul Emery, Jeffrey Todd, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Curtis Hotaling, Brian Rick | |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Boyle and he's hacked by Clinton Waddy - foul #1 on Clinton Waddy, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 08:55 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Logan Glass | 20-28 |
| 08:34 | James Madison | William Preuss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 08:27 | James Madison | Logan Glass grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 08:04 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-28 |
| 08:02 | James Madison | Logan Glass hits the follow up shot | 22-28 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Preuss - foul #2 on William Preuss, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gerald Strope (PG), Paul Emery (SF) William Preuss, Bruce Starks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Brian Rick (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Ralph Espy, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:35 | James Madison | Paul Emery is hacked by Brian Rick - foul #1 on Brian Rick, team foul #4 | 22-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carey Kershner (SG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Kyle Ceasar, Clinton Waddy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG) Stephen Boyle | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Gerald Strope (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carey Kershner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Emery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 3 pts. C - Logan Glass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | James Madison | Paul Emery misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 07:26 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-30 |
| 07:00 | James Madison | Paul Emery snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 06:56 | James Madison | Brian Rick doubles Gerald Strope and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Brian Rick, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Marc Baird, Brian Rick | |
| 06:42 | James Madison | Paul Emery is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Emery, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | James Madison | Kyle Ceasar (SF) Paul Emery | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses badly on a shot from the right block | 22-30 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling grabs the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 22-33 |
| 06:02 | James Madison | Carey Kershner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Gordon Helmuth and he's fouled by Logan Glass - foul #2 on Logan Glass, team foul #10 | 22-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | Wilfred Darr (SG), Bruce Starks (PF), Clinton Waddy (C) Carey Kershner, Jeffrey Todd, Logan Glass | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Marc Baird (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Curtis Hotaling, Gordon Helmuth | |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the free throw | 22-35 |
| 05:45 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Wilfred Darr | 22-35 |
| 05:18 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy's layup is rejected by Marc Baird | 22-35 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Strope steals it from Kevin Walker | 22-35 |
| 04:50 | James Madison | Gerald Strope misses the easy layup | 22-35 |
| 04:48 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Waddy | 22-35 |
| 04:33 | James Madison | Wilfred Darr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is whistled for traveling | 25-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | Carey Kershner (SG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Gerald Strope, Kyle Ceasar | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Curtis Hotaling (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Stephen Boyle, Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 03:47 | James Madison | Kevin Walker picks off the pass by Wilfred Darr | 25-35 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 25-35 |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Wilfred Darr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carey Kershner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Starks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clinton Waddy (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Marc Baird (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Todd | 25-35 |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 02:56 | James Madison | Clinton Waddy gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:52 | James Madison | Carey Kershner hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Carey Kershner - foul #2 on Carey Kershner, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | James Madison | William Preuss (PG), Kyle Ceasar (SG), Paul Emery (SF), Logan Glass (PF), Donald Jackson (C) Wilfred Darr, Carey Kershner, Bruce Starks, Jeffrey Todd, Clinton Waddy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Brian Rick (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Darrin McWhinney, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 01:38 | James Madison | Paul Emery scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Elijah | 31-38 |
| 01:17 | James Madison | William Preuss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-38 |
| 01:15 | James Madison | William Preuss tips it back up and in | 33-38 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Stephen Boyle | 33-40 |
| 00:48 | James Madison | William Preuss misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Rick pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is fouled on the floor by Donald Jackson - foul #3 on Donald Jackson, team foul #12 | 33-40 |
| Subs | James Madison | Gerald Strope (PG), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Kyle Ceasar, Donald Jackson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Marc Baird | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:15 | James Madison | Logan Glass hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 00:14 | James Madison | William Preuss tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Curtis Hotaling | 35-44 |
| 00:00 | James Madison | William Preuss misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-44 |