| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Myers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rene Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Craig Myers inbounds the ball | 39-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | DePaul | George Moore is called for the reach on Steven Mills - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 19:20 | DePaul | Darrell Morgan blocks the short jumper by Craig Myers | 39-36 |
| 19:19 | DePaul | Rene Conti grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:57 | DePaul | Jason Morgan can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 39-36 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 18:46 | DePaul | Craig Myers snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | Jason Morgan's pass is intercepted by Darrell Morgan | 39-36 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Myers is called for the reach on William Turner - foul #1 on Craig Myers, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Howard Lesperance (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, William Turner, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (SG), Mason Kaya (SF), Richard Maze (PF), Branko Jorovic (C) Roberto Esposito, Craig Myers, Rene Conti, Jason Morgan | |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Barrett and he's hacked by Mason Kaya - foul #2 on Mason Kaya, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 18:10 | DePaul | George Joubert can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Howard Lesperance | 41-36 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:49 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 17:47 | DePaul | Benjamin Barrett steps in front of the Mason Kaya pass in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett slams it home | 46-36 |
| 17:37 | DePaul | George Joubert drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steven Mills | 46-39 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis loses the dribble to Steven Mills | 46-39 |
| 17:26 | DePaul | Mason Kaya is hacked by Benjamin Barrett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rene Conti (PF) Steven Mills | |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Howard Lesperance - foul #3 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Steve Curtis, Howard Lesperance, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Craig Myers (SF) Richard Maze | |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Rene Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 16:55 | DePaul | Craig Myers makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from George Joubert | 46-42 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 16:33 | DePaul | Rene Conti gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 16:20 | DePaul | Mason Kaya is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Robert Hall (SF) George Moore, William Turner | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Savell (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Richard Maze (PF), Jason Morgan (C) George Joubert, Mason Kaya, Rene Conti, Branko Jorovic | |
| 15:56 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is fouled on the floor by Jason Morgan - foul #3 on Jason Morgan, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Howard Lesperance (SF) John Jennings, Robert Hall | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG), Myron Doran (PF) Christopher Savell, Craig Myers | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Lesperance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Darrell Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maze (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myron Doran (fresh) C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Lesperance | 49-42 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | Randy Tittle picks off the pass by Richard Maze in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 15:31 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Myron Doran | 49-42 |
| 15:20 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) Benjamin Barrett, Randy Tittle, Howard Lesperance, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Savell (SF), Rene Conti (PF) Richard Maze, Jason Morgan | |
| 14:53 | DePaul | Rene Conti hits the finger roll | 49-44 |
| 14:47 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Roscoe Brown | 51-44 |
| 14:23 | DePaul | Steven Mills hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 51-44 |
| 13:58 | DePaul | Christopher Savell gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:55 | DePaul | Steven Mills is fouled in the backcourt by George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Howard Lesperance (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) George Moore, Steve Curtis, William Turner, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Mason Kaya (SG), Craig Myers (SF), Richard Maze (PF), Branko Jorovic (C) Steven Mills, Roberto Esposito, Christopher Savell, Rene Conti, Myron Doran | |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Mason Kaya can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #2 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jason Morgan (C) Branko Jorovic | |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Mason Kaya makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Mason Kaya misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jason Morgan - foul #4 on Jason Morgan, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Rene Conti (PF) Jason Morgan | |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Richard Maze misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Howard Lesperance - foul #4 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF) Randy Tittle, Howard Lesperance | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Richard Maze makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:03 | DePaul | Richard Maze misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett lays it in on a nice dish by Essien Akawanzie | 54-46 |
| 12:35 | DePaul | George Joubert misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Jennings - foul #1 on John Jennings, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG), Christopher Savell (SF), Branko Jorovic (C) Mason Kaya, Craig Myers, Richard Maze | |
| 12:35 | DePaul | George Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:35 | DePaul | George Joubert misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings travels with the ball | 54-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Craig Myers (SF) George Joubert | |
| 11:59 | DePaul | Christopher Savell makes the fadeaway from the right side | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) PF - Ryan Green (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Roscoe Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Savell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Myers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rene Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Branko Jorovic (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings tips it but misses | 54-49 |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Christopher Savell is hacked by Steve Curtis - foul #2 on Steve Curtis, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) John Jennings, Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (SG), Mason Kaya (SF), Richard Maze (C) Steven Mills, Craig Myers, Branko Jorovic | |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Christopher Savell makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:23 | DePaul | Christopher Savell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Essien Akawanzie | 56-50 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the jumper from the left block | 56-50 |
| 11:11 | DePaul | Mason Kaya pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:53 | DePaul | George Joubert's pass is intercepted by Randy Tittle | 56-50 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 56-50 |
| 10:46 | DePaul | Christopher Savell pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:28 | DePaul | Richard Maze is denied on a layup by Essien Akawanzie | 56-50 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Joubert is called for the reach on George Moore - foul #2 on George Joubert, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Craig Myers (SF), Myron Doran (PF) Christopher Savell, George Joubert, Mason Kaya, Rene Conti | |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan banks in the layup and the foul's on Myron Doran - foul #2 on Myron Doran, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall (SF) William Turner | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 10:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan can't connect on a shot in the lane | 58-50 |
| 09:54 | DePaul | Steven Mills gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:37 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito clanks a shot from the left side | 58-50 |
| 09:35 | DePaul | Craig Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:23 | DePaul | Steven Mills is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 09:21 | DePaul | Richard Maze pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) Benjamin Barrett, Randy Tittle, Robert Hall, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Mason Kaya (SG), Rene Conti (PF), Branko Jorovic (C) Steven Mills, Roberto Esposito, Richard Maze, Myron Doran | |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Craig Myers makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Craig Myers - foul #2 on Craig Myers, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG) Craig Myers | |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 08:37 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:35 | DePaul | Steven Mills loses the dribble to Ryan Green in the backcourt | 59-51 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 08:15 | DePaul | Rene Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | George Joubert is hacked by George Moore in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Moore, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Savell (SF) Steven Mills | |
| 08:13 | DePaul | George Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:13 | DePaul | George Joubert misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis blows the layup but the foul's on George Joubert - foul #3 on George Joubert, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (PF) Ryan Green | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roberto Esposito (SG), Jason Morgan (C) Mason Kaya, Rene Conti | |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic grabs the board | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Curtis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Howard Lesperance (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Roscoe Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - George Joubert (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Savell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Branko Jorovic (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic scores on a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Howard Lesperance - foul #5 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Steve Curtis, William Turner, Howard Lesperance, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG) George Joubert | |
| 07:36 | DePaul | Branko Jorovic makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Green | 63-55 |
| 06:59 | DePaul | Christopher Savell is whistled for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Craig Myers (SF), Richard Maze (PF) Christopher Savell, Branko Jorovic | |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 06:45 | DePaul | Richard Maze grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 06:40 | DePaul | Craig Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie banks in the layup | 65-55 |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Craig Myers hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #12 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF) John Jennings, Robert Hall, Ryan Green | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Mason Kaya (SG), Myron Doran (PF) Steven Mills, Roberto Esposito, Richard Maze | |
| 06:20 | DePaul | Craig Myers misses the free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses the floater from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't tip it in | 65-57 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Jason Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 05:50 | DePaul | Jason Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG), Roscoe Brown (C) Randy Tittle, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG) Craig Myers | |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown can't finish the layup | 65-57 |
| 05:32 | DePaul | Jason Morgan grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Mason Kaya is hacked by Darrell Morgan - foul #3 on Darrell Morgan, team foul #13 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG) George Moore | |
| Subs | DePaul | Christopher Savell (SF), Rene Conti (PF) Steven Mills, Myron Doran | |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Mason Kaya makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:28 | DePaul | Mason Kaya makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown makes the floater from the right side | 67-59 |
| 04:50 | DePaul | Jason Morgan hits the finger roll | 67-61 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan loses the dribble to George Joubert | 67-61 |
| 04:17 | DePaul | Jason Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:15 | DePaul | Rene Conti can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Mason Kaya is called for the reach on Benjamin Barrett - foul #3 on Mason Kaya, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Steve Curtis, William Turner, Darrell Morgan, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Steven Mills (PG), Roberto Esposito (SG), Craig Myers (SF), Richard Maze (PF), Branko Jorovic (C) Mason Kaya, George Joubert, Christopher Savell, Rene Conti, Jason Morgan | |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Steven Mills is hacked by Benjamin Barrett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #14 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (PG) Benjamin Barrett | |
| Subs | DePaul | Myron Doran (C) Craig Myers | |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Steven Mills misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:56 | DePaul | Steven Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Jennings (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Green (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (tiring) 11 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Steven Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Maze (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Branko Jorovic (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Myron Doran (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Essien Akawanzie is blocked by Myron Doran | 69-62 |
| 03:40 | DePaul | Steven Mills gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | DePaul | Steven Mills clanks a 3 from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-62 |
| 03:04 | DePaul | Richard Maze grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:51 | DePaul | Roberto Esposito misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-62 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Mills - foul #1 on Steven Mills, team foul #10 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG) Randy Tittle | |
| Subs | DePaul | Craig Myers (SF), Rene Conti (PF) Branko Jorovic, Myron Doran | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:45 | DePaul | Craig Myers grabs the board | 69-62 |
| 02:27 | DePaul | Essien Akawanzie denies the turnaround by Roberto Esposito | 69-62 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG), Roscoe Brown (C) John Jennings, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (SG), Branko Jorovic (C) Roberto Esposito, Rene Conti | |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hall | 71-62 |
| 01:52 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| Subs | DePaul | Roberto Esposito (SG), Rene Conti (PF), Jason Morgan (C) George Joubert, Richard Maze, Branko Jorovic | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | DePaul | Craig Myers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Craig Myers, team foul #11 | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Moore | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | DePaul | Jason Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-62 |
| 00:46 | DePaul | Jason Morgan snags the offensive board | 74-62 |
| 00:42 | DePaul | Steven Mills scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rene Conti | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle is fouled on the floor by Roberto Esposito - foul #1 on Roberto Esposito, team foul #12 | 74-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, William Turner, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| Subs | DePaul | George Joubert (PG), Mason Kaya (SG), Richard Maze (SF), Branko Jorovic (PF), Myron Doran (C) Steven Mills, Roberto Esposito, Craig Myers, Rene Conti, Jason Morgan | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:07 | DePaul | Mason Kaya misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-64 |
| 00:06 | DePaul | George Joubert misses the tip | 75-64 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green grabs the board | 75-64 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett runs out the clock | 75-64 |