| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Leduc (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Adams (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Edwards (fresh) PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Richart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson is hacked by Al Melton - foul #2 on Al Melton, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards misses the wide open floater from the right side | 38-39 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc tips it in | 40-39 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart's pass is intercepted by Peter Leduc | 40-39 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Mike Adams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Peter Leduc | 42-39 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 18:43 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 18:42 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG) Mike Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Cooke | 42-41 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Joseph Cooke is called for the reach on Jim Tracy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Cooke, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), Terry Fite (PF), George Parker (C) Peter Leduc, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG) Robert Bennett | |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Terry Fite misses the easy layup | 42-41 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater misses the 3 from straight away | 42-41 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | David Slater steals it from Victor Plummer in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater can't finish the layup | 42-41 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to George Parker | 42-41 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Al Melton - foul #3 on Al Melton, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (SG), Jim Comerford (SF) Jim Tracy, Robert Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, Al Melton | |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Mike Adams is called for the reach on Frank Richart - foul #2 on Mike Adams, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG) Victor Plummer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG) Joseph Cooke | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Fite is called for the reach on John Becton - foul #1 on Terry Fite, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Johnson (PF), William Kimzey (C) Terry Fite, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso is fouled on the floor by William Kimzey - foul #2 on William Kimzey, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by William Kimzey - foul #3 on William Kimzey, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Terry Fite (C) Mike Adams, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG) John Becton | |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), James Bigham (SF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), William Haskins (C) Robert Bennett, Frank Richart, Waylon Fryar, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kent Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Kimzey denies the turnaround by Joseph Cooke | 44-43 |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers's layup is rejected by William Kimzey | 44-43 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell tips it in | 44-45 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Tracy | 47-45 |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kent Myers and he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Mike Adams (SG), Robert Edwards (PF), George Parker (C) Jim Tracy, Victor Plummer, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, William Haskins | |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | George Parker connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Peter Leduc | 49-48 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc travels in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Fite (PF) George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), William Haskins (C) Joseph Cooke, Kent Myers | |
| 13:58 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Fite denies the turnaround by William Haskins | 49-50 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mike Adams | 49-50 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Terry Fite is called for 10 seconds | 49-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Parker (C) James Bigham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Mike Adams steps in front of the John Becton pass | 49-50 |
| 13:13 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards loses the dribble to Joshua Alfonso | 49-50 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bennett | 49-52 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Mike Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by John Becton - foul #1 on John Becton, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (PG), Jim Comerford (SF), Robert Johnson (PF), William Kimzey (C) Peter Leduc, Robert Edwards, Terry Fite, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Joseph Cooke (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Robert Bennett, John Becton, William Haskins | |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Mike Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joshua Alfonso | 51-52 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG), James Bigham (SF) Mike Adams, Jim Comerford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Kimzey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kent Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Al Melton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Alfonso (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is fouled on the floor by Jim Tracy - foul #2 on Jim Tracy, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Edwards (PF) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), John Becton (SG), Waylon Fryar (C) David Slater, Joseph Cooke, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the dunk | 54-52 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards's layup is rejected by Kent Myers | 54-54 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Al Melton | 54-54 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-56 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on Jim Tracy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bennett, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Terry Fite (PF), George Parker (C) Jim Tracy, Victor Plummer, James Bigham, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG), William Haskins (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Al Melton, Waylon Fryar | |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | George Parker makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Comerford | 56-56 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | George Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Terry Fite comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to George Parker | 56-56 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Terry Fite banks in the layup set up by Peter Leduc and he's hacked by Joseph Cooke - foul #3 on Joseph Cooke, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Robert Edwards, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Frank Richart (SF), Al Melton (PF) Robert Bennett, Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Johnson steals it from William Haskins | 59-56 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Al Melton is called for the reach on Mike Adams - foul #4 on Al Melton, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF), William Kimzey (C) Jim Comerford, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) Joseph Cooke, Al Melton | |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:55 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by James Bigham - foul #4 on James Bigham, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kendall Bills (SF) James Bigham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (PF) William Haskins | |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Mike Adams is called for the reach on Frank Richart - foul #3 on Mike Adams, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (PG), Victor Plummer (SG), Jim Comerford (SF), George Parker (C) Peter Leduc, Mike Adams, Kendall Bills, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy is hacked by John Becton in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Becton, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (SG), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Frank Richart | |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by George Parker - foul #1 on George Parker, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bigham (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Jim Comerford, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, Kent Myers, Waylon Fryar | |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Robert Bennett is called for the reach on Jim Tracy - foul #2 on Robert Bennett, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Cooke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Al Melton (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kent Myers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't finish the layup | 63-61 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-61 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton clanks a shot from the baseline | 63-61 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell tips it but misses | 63-61 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards's layup is rejected by Al Melton | 63-61 |
| 06:34 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy grabs the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Victor Plummer and the foul's on Al Melton - foul #5 on Al Melton, team foul #11 | 65-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), Jim Comerford (SG), Robert Johnson (PF), William Kimzey (C) Jim Tracy, Victor Plummer, James Bigham, George Parker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Frank Richart (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Robert Bennett, Joseph Cooke, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Kent Myers | |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards misses the free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Comerford | 68-61 |
| 05:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Slater | 68-63 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Jim Comerford throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (SG) Robert Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Mike Adams gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #2 on David Slater, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Waylon Fryar | |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | William Kimzey grabs the defensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mike Adams | 72-63 |
| 04:51 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Haskins | 72-65 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc grabs the offensive board | 72-65 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | David Slater picks off the pass by Mike Adams | 72-65 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart connects on the shot near the basket set up by David Slater | 72-67 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Frank Richart is called for the reach on Mike Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Richart, team foul #13 | 72-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (PG), James Bigham (SF), Terry Fite (PF), Robert Edwards (C) Peter Leduc, Jim Comerford, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett (PG), John Becton (SG), Waylon Fryar (PF), Kent Myers (C) David Slater, Frank Richart, William Haskins, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Mike Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell loses the dribble to James Bigham | 74-67 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Tracy and he's hacked by Kent Myers - foul #4 on Kent Myers, team foul #14 | 76-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG) Mike Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards makes the free throw | 77-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jim Tracy (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Plummer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Fite (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Becton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kent Myers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - William Haskins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-67 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Terry Fite snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Leduc (PG), William Kimzey (C) Victor Plummer, Robert Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (PF) William Haskins | |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Tidwell is called for the reach on Terry Fite in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #15 | 77-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Jeffrey Tidwell | |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Terry Fite makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 02:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bennett buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Waylon Fryar | 79-70 |
| 02:16 | East Carolina | Terry Fite connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 81-70 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-70 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | James Bigham grabs the board | 81-70 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mike Adams (SG), Robert Johnson (PF) Jim Tracy, Terry Fite | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SF), William Haskins (PF) Kent Myers, Joshua Alfonso | |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 83-70 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-70 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton snags the offensive board | 83-70 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 83-70 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc gets the rebound | 83-70 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Becton - foul #3 on John Becton, team foul #16 | 83-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jim Tracy (SG), Robert Edwards (SF), Terry Fite (PF), George Parker (C) Mike Adams, James Bigham, Robert Johnson, William Kimzey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke (PG), Kent Myers (SF) Robert Bennett, John Becton | |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc misses the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Peter Leduc makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke is whistled for a carry | 84-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Victor Plummer (SG) Peter Leduc | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Robert Edwards misses badly on a runner in the lane | 84-70 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar grabs the board | 84-70 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Joseph Cooke can't finish the layup | 84-70 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Victor Plummer gets the rebound | 84-70 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Jim Tracy runs out the clock | 84-70 |