| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Blakeslee (fresh) C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Fishel (fresh) SG - Robert Blevins (fresh) SF - Ricky Stiffler (fresh) PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) C - Billy Garling (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas-Arlington | Texas-Arlington is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Blevins and he's hacked by Timothy Hidalgo - foul #1 on Timothy Hidalgo, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Texas-Arlington | Steven Digiacomo is called for the reach on Billy Garling - foul #1 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:38 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ricky Stiffler | 4-5 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses badly on a runner in the lane | 4-5 |
| 18:19 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco lays it in on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 6-5 |
| 17:58 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Curtis Hayes | 6-8 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Blakeslee | 8-8 |
| 17:36 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Billy Garling | 8-10 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ricky Stiffler - foul #1 on Ricky Stiffler, team foul #1 | 8-10 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 17:01 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Fishel | 10-12 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 13-12 |
| 16:36 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Fishel | 13-14 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 16:16 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 16:01 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Blakeslee | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efrain Monaco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Blakeslee (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Fishel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Stiffler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Curtis Hayes (fairly fresh) C - Billy Garling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee tips it but misses | 13-14 |
| 15:35 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 15:18 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is fouled on the floor by Robert Blevins - foul #1 on Robert Blevins, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), William Grant (SG), George Brown (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Robert Thompson, Steven Digiacomo, Efrain Monaco, Jeffrey Blakeslee, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gary Beardsley (PG), Charlie Campbell (SG), Matthew Bean (SF), Graig Tran (PF), Terry Nicholls (C) Michael Fishel, Robert Blevins, Ricky Stiffler, Curtis Hayes, Billy Garling | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-16 |
| 14:44 | Texas-Arlington | The jumper by Charlie Campbell is denied by George Brown | 13-16 |
| 14:42 | Texas-Arlington | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Bean | 13-16 |
| 14:28 | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Jed Harper snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Terry Nicholls steps in front of the Eddie Davenport pass | 13-16 |
| 14:01 | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell hits the finger roll set up by Gary Beardsley | 13-18 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Jed Harper misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Graig Tran - foul #1 on Graig Tran, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel (PG), Robert Blevins (SG), Ricky Stiffler (SF) Gary Beardsley, Charlie Campbell, Matthew Bean | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Jed Harper misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Jed Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:47 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 13:25 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins makes the jumper from the left side | 13-20 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | William Grant comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-20 |
| 13:09 | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 13:04 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Blevins | 13-23 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Jed Harper misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-23 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport hits the follow up shot | 15-23 |
| 12:45 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-23 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | William Grant travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG), Efrain Monaco (SF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Jed Harper, William Grant, George Brown, Timothy Clayton, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling (C) Terry Nicholls | |
| 12:27 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Thompson takes the ball from Graig Tran | 15-23 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson lays it up and in | 17-23 |
| 11:59 | Texas-Arlington | The short jumper by Robert Blevins is denied by Efrain Monaco | 17-23 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo gets the rebound | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Blakeslee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Fishel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Stiffler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graig Tran (fairly fresh) C - Billy Garling (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 11:17 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Graig Tran | 19-25 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-25 |
| 11:07 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 11:01 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Efrain Monaco | 22-25 |
| 10:22 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 22-25 |
| 10:20 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling tips it in | 22-27 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco can't finish the layup | 22-27 |
| 10:09 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 09:54 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins loses the dribble to Robert Thompson | 22-27 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Fishel - foul #1 on Michael Fishel, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SG), George Brown (SF), Timothy Clayton (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Steven Digiacomo, Efrain Monaco, Jeffrey Blakeslee, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gary Beardsley (PG), Charlie Campbell (SG), Matthew Bean (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF), Terry Nicholls (C) Michael Fishel, Robert Blevins, Ricky Stiffler, Graig Tran, Billy Garling | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Nicholls - foul #1 on Terry Nicholls, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 09:23 | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 08:55 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-29 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Robert Thompson, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling (C) Terry Nicholls | |
| 08:23 | Texas-Arlington | Gary Beardsley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 08:22 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling grabs the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 08:06 | Texas-Arlington | Gary Beardsley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | William Grant misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Charlie Campbell - foul #1 on Charlie Campbell, team foul #6 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco (SF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (PF) George Brown, Timothy Clayton | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel (PG), Robert Blevins (SG), Ricky Stiffler (SF) Gary Beardsley, Charlie Campbell, Matthew Bean | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jed Harper (fresh) SG - William Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Blakeslee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Fishel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Stiffler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Garling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Texas-Arlington | William Grant steals the ball from Ricky Stiffler | 25-29 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco hits a jumper in the lane set up by Jed Harper | 27-29 |
| 07:12 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Efrain Monaco - foul #1 on Efrain Monaco, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Steven Digiacomo (SG) Jed Harper, William Grant | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls (PF) Curtis Hayes | |
| 07:12 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 07:12 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 06:49 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:38 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling buries a runner in the paint | 27-33 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo is hacked by Ricky Stiffler - foul #2 on Ricky Stiffler, team foul #7 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell (SF), Graig Tran (PF) Ricky Stiffler, Billy Garling | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:25 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 06:06 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (C) Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Michael Fishel is called for the reach on Steven Digiacomo - foul #2 on Michael Fishel, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Gary Beardsley (PG) Michael Fishel | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:32 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Efrain Monaco | 30-33 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SF) Efrain Monaco | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes (PF), Billy Garling (C) Graig Tran, Terry Nicholls | |
| 04:47 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins is hacked by Steven Digiacomo - foul #3 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Steven Digiacomo, Jeffrey Blakeslee | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Matthew Bean (SF) Robert Blevins | |
| 04:34 | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Curtis Hayes - foul #1 on Curtis Hayes, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jed Harper (PG), Efrain Monaco (SF) Robert Thompson, George Brown | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:21 | Texas-Arlington | Curtis Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 04:00 | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell is called for 5 seconds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel (PG), Ricky Stiffler (SF) Gary Beardsley, Matthew Bean | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 31-35 |
| 03:39 | Texas-Arlington | Billy Garling gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jed Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas-Arlington | PG - Michael Fishel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ricky Stiffler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Garling (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell buries a 3 from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | William Grant hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by William Grant - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), George Brown (SF), Jeffrey Blakeslee (PF), Eddie Davenport (C) Jed Harper, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Clayton, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins (SG), Graig Tran (PF), Terry Nicholls (C) Charlie Campbell, Curtis Hayes, Billy Garling | |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 02:50 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson is hacked by Robert Blevins - foul #2 on Robert Blevins, team foul #10 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SF) William Grant | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:34 | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 02:17 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #7 | 34-40 |
| 02:17 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:17 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | George Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 02:06 | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 01:59 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Davenport - foul #1 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| 01:59 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:59 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 01:44 | Texas-Arlington | Ricky Stiffler grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 01:36 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 01:35 | Texas-Arlington | Graig Tran grabs the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 01:18 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 01:16 | Texas-Arlington | Terry Nicholls tips it home | 34-45 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee scores on a jump hook from the right block | 36-45 |
| 01:06 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Thompson steps in front of the Michael Fishel pass in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Ricky Stiffler steals the ball from Robert Thompson | 36-45 |
| 00:36 | Texas-Arlington | Robert Thompson takes the ball from Ricky Stiffler | 36-45 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Blakeslee hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel is hacked by Eddie Davenport - foul #2 on Eddie Davenport, team foul #9 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SG), Efrain Monaco (SF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) George Brown, Jason Young, Eddie Davenport | |
| Subs | Texas-Arlington | Charlie Campbell (SF), Curtis Hayes (PF), Billy Garling (C) Ricky Stiffler, Graig Tran, Terry Nicholls | |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 00:05 | Texas-Arlington | Michael Fishel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-47 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 38-47 |