| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Marten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Johns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fresh) SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Essien Akawanzie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 19:02 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers hits a shot in the lane set up by James Johnson | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green (PF) Darrell Morgan | |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 18:37 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall (PF), David Pulver (C) Richard Johns, Jeffrey Dunn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Howard Lesperance (SF), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, William Turner, Essien Akawanzie | |
| 18:20 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers loses the dribble to Steve Curtis | 40-30 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses long on a shot from the left block | 40-30 |
| 17:52 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Green - foul #1 on Ryan Green, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Peter Decosta (SG), Jerome Dickey (C) Michael Marten, Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan (PF) Roscoe Brown | |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:46 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Darrell Morgan | 40-32 |
| 17:20 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Blake Lundberg | 43-32 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Robert Marshall, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns (PF), Jeffrey Dunn (C) Robert Marshall, David Pulver | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Benjamin Barrett, Steve Curtis, Howard Lesperance, Ryan Green | |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roscoe Brown (PF) Darrell Morgan | |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Blake Lundberg - foul #1 on Blake Lundberg, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:22 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta scores on a jump hook in the lane | 45-36 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie hits a shot from the baseline set up by George Moore and he's hacked by Peter Decosta - foul #2 on Peter Decosta, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), James Johnson (SF) Blake Lundberg, Peter Decosta, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), John Jennings (SG), Howard Lesperance (SF) George Moore, Randy Tittle, William Turner | |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:47 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Marten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Howard Lesperance (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roscoe Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Essien Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 15:17 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 14:41 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:33 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns is whistled for a carry | 45-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (PG), Peter Decosta (SG), Robert Marshall (SF), David Pulver (PF), Eugene Corey (C) Michael Marten, Daniel Rodgers, James Johnson, Richard Johns, Jeffrey Dunn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Ryan Green (C) Benjamin Barrett, John Jennings, Howard Lesperance, Roscoe Brown, Essien Akawanzie | |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-41 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Michigan | David Pulver gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:41 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Pulver | 48-41 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | David Pulver blocks the short jumper by Randy Tittle | 48-41 |
| 13:32 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 13:15 | Eastern Michigan | David Pulver is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Pulver, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (PG) Peter Decosta | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Randy Tittle, William Turner, Ryan Green | |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from George Moore | 48-44 |
| 12:29 | Eastern Michigan | David Pulver misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 12:27 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey tips it home | 50-44 |
| 12:15 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-44 |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis clanks a runner from close range | 50-44 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Michigan | David Pulver pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:46 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg misses the shot from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten tips it back up and in | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Marten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Blake Lundberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Pulver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene Corey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Curtis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrell Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Moore | 52-47 |
| 11:15 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey connects on the open runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Marten | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis can't throw it down but the foul's on David Pulver - foul #3 on David Pulver, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (PG), Daniel Rodgers (SG), James Johnson (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF), Jeffrey Dunn (C) Michael Marten, Blake Lundberg, Robert Marshall, David Pulver, Eugene Corey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), William Turner (SF), Ryan Green (PF), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, Robert Hall, Darrell Morgan, Essien Akawanzie | |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:57 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is hacked by Steve Curtis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Curtis, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle (SG) Steve Curtis | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right block | 54-47 |
| 10:43 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 10:24 | Eastern Michigan | Roscoe Brown steps in front of the Jeffrey Dunn pass | 54-47 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by William Turner is denied by James Johnson | 54-47 |
| 10:04 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Dunn gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:00 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is hacked by Benjamin Barrett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Barrett, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Howard Lesperance (PF) Roscoe Brown | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Howard Lesperance - foul #2 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns (PF) Jeffrey Dunn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings (SG) Randy Tittle | |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:48 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Johns | 57-49 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green banks in the layup | 57-51 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 60-51 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (PG), Jeffrey Dunn (C) Peter Decosta, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Roscoe Brown (C) Benjamin Barrett, John Jennings, William Turner, Howard Lesperance | |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dunn | 60-51 |
| 08:08 | Eastern Michigan | Ryan Green picks off the pass by Jeffrey Dunn | 60-51 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 07:51 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers travels in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg (SG) Daniel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF) Robert Hall, Ryan Green | |
| 07:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Tittle | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Marten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blake Lundberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Johns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - George Moore (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Tittle (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Curtis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Morgan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Roscoe Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle lays it in | 60-56 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Steve Curtis grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #2 on George Moore, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta (SG), Robert Marshall (SF), David Pulver (PF), Eugene Corey (C) Michael Marten, James Johnson, Richard Johns, Jeffrey Dunn | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), John Jennings (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Howard Lesperance (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Steve Curtis, Darrell Morgan, Roscoe Brown | |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:49 | Eastern Michigan | Blake Lundberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey lays it in uncontested | 64-61 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 05:05 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Blake Lundberg | 64-61 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Essien Akawanzie - foul #2 on Essien Akawanzie, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG) Blake Lundberg | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Turner (SF) Robert Hall | |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:49 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-61 |
| 04:28 | Eastern Michigan | David Pulver grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Michigan | Eugene Corey misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-61 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Marshall grabs the offensive board | 66-61 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Rodgers | 68-61 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Jennings drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Lesperance | 68-63 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Peter Decosta (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Daniel Rodgers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pulver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Eugene Corey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Benjamin Barrett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Lesperance (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Essien Akawanzie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howard Lesperance - foul #3 on Howard Lesperance, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Marten (PG), James Johnson (SF), Jerome Dickey (PF), Jeffrey Dunn (C) Daniel Rodgers, Robert Marshall, David Pulver, Eugene Corey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), Robert Hall (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Ryan Green (C) Benjamin Barrett, John Jennings, William Turner, Howard Lesperance, Essien Akawanzie | |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:21 | Eastern Michigan | Peter Decosta misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:21 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 69-63 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan connects on the jumper from the left block | 69-65 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Michigan | Darrell Morgan steps in front of the James Johnson pass in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Hall scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Moore | 69-68 |
| 02:40 | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson's floater is tipped away by Darrell Morgan | 69-68 |
| 02:38 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Dunn grabs the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Michigan | George Moore steals the ball from James Johnson | 69-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Dunn - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dunn, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers (SG), Blake Lundberg (SF) Peter Decosta, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Barrett (PG), Steve Curtis (SG), Roscoe Brown (C) George Moore, Randy Tittle, Darrell Morgan | |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Michigan | Jerome Dickey grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-68 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Green grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Johnson (SF), Richard Johns (PF) Blake Lundberg, Jerome Dickey | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Moore (PG), Randy Tittle (SG), William Turner (SF), Darrell Morgan (PF), Essien Akawanzie (C) Benjamin Barrett, Steve Curtis, Robert Hall, Ryan Green, Roscoe Brown | |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-68 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #1 on Randy Tittle, team foul #8 | 69-68 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Dunn is called for the reach on Randy Tittle - foul #2 on Jeffrey Dunn, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Randy Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:59 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Rodgers is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Richard Johns - foul #2 on Richard Johns, team foul #10 | 71-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Tittle - foul #2 on Randy Tittle, team foul #9 | 71-71 |
| 00:43 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Essien Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | George Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-71 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns snags the defensive board | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by George Moore - foul #3 on George Moore, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns misses the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Turner's floater is knocked away by Richard Johns | 72-71 |