| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) PF - Kevin Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling clanks a floater from the right side | 27-28 |
| 19:43 | Missouri | Chad Arnold snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 19:40 | Missouri | Darrin McWhinney steps in front of the Chad Arnold pass in the backcourt | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits a fadeaway from the left side | 27-30 |
| 19:15 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-30 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Ruffin steals it from Gordon Helmuth | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Chad Arnold works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #2 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Chad Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Curtis Hotaling | 28-33 |
| 17:48 | Missouri | Darrin McWhinney takes the ball from Chad Arnold | 28-33 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney can't finish the layup | 28-33 |
| 17:42 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 17:17 | Missouri | Curtis Hotaling picks off the pass by Neal Stephens | 28-33 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker hits the finger roll | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Missouri | Chad Arnold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-35 |
| 16:22 | Missouri | James Brown can't tip it in | 28-35 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is fouled on the floor by Paul Ruffin - foul #1 on Paul Ruffin, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), James Cunningham (C) Paul Ruffin, James Brown, Neal Stephens, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Ralph Espy (SG), Marc Baird (SF), Brian Rick (PF) Darrin McWhinney, Curtis Hotaling, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy buries a floater near the basket | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Espy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:08 | Missouri | James Cunningham buries a floater in the paint | 30-37 |
| 14:43 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Ruffin (PG), James Brown (SF) Chad Arnold, Alex Sweatt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Ralph Espy, Dikembe Elijah | |
| 14:17 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (PF) Brian Rick | |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 13:50 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:45 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Baird snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Marc Baird | 30-40 |
| 12:58 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 30-40 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kevin Walker | 30-40 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 12:35 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Ruffin | 30-40 |
| 12:17 | Missouri | James Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF), Chisulo Banda (C) Paul Blackwood, James Brown, Neal Stephens, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Brian Rick (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Stephen Boyle, Kevin Walker, Marc Baird | |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney hits a shot from the right side | 30-42 |
| 11:29 | Missouri | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-42 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda tips it in | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Darrin McWhinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 11:09 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 10:47 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Ruffin, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (SG), Marc Baird (SF), Kevin Walker (PF) Curtis Hotaling, Gordon Helmuth, Brian Rick | |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle is hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Walker | 32-45 |
| 09:45 | Missouri | Neal Stephens's layup is rejected by Kevin Walker | 32-45 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt grabs the offensive board | 32-45 |
| 09:24 | Missouri | Chad Arnold can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrin McWhinney - foul #3 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Ruffin (SG), James Cunningham (C) Alex Sweatt, Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 09:24 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 09:24 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-45 |
| 08:59 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Chad Arnold | 34-45 |
| 08:45 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Neal Stephens | 37-45 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kevin Walker, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Chad Arnold, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Brian Rick (PF) Stephen Boyle, Kevin Walker | |
| 08:02 | Missouri | Paul Ruffin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Blackwood | 40-45 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 07:36 | Missouri | James Cunningham snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 07:17 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrin McWhinney - foul #4 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), Chisulo Banda (C) Paul Blackwood, James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Boyle (PG), Gordon Helmuth (SF) Darrin McWhinney, Marc Baird | |
| 07:17 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:17 | Missouri | Alex Sweatt misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:17 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Chad Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chisulo Banda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Helmuth (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Missouri | Brian Rick steals it from Chisulo Banda | 41-45 |
| 06:38 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF) Alex Sweatt, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (PF) Dikembe Elijah | |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 06:26 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | Kevin Walker is called for the reach on Neal Stephens - foul #3 on Kevin Walker, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrin McWhinney (PG), Marc Baird (C) Curtis Hotaling, Brian Rick | |
| 05:50 | Missouri | Darrin McWhinney is called for the reach on Chisulo Banda - foul #5 on Darrin McWhinney, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG) Paul Ruffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Espy (SG) Darrin McWhinney | |
| 05:28 | Missouri | Chad Arnold makes the contested shot from the left block on a nice dish by Neal Stephens | 43-45 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 05:04 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:41 | Missouri | Neal Stephens clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 04:19 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth misses long on a jumper from the left block | 43-45 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 43-45 |
| 04:03 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 03:40 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Arnold and he's hacked by Ralph Espy - foul #1 on Ralph Espy, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Ruffin (PG), Alex Sweatt (SF), Dikembe Abdullah (PF) Chad Arnold, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling (SG), Brian Rick (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Ralph Espy, Gordon Helmuth, Kevin Walker | |
| 03:40 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda makes the free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Curtis Hotaling connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Boyle | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Paul Ruffin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alex Sweatt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chisulo Banda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Stephen Boyle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Curtis Hotaling (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marc Baird (fresh) PF - Brian Rick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Brian Rick steals the ball from Paul Blackwood | 46-48 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chad Arnold (PG), James Brown (SF), Neal Stephens (PF) Paul Blackwood, Alex Sweatt, Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker (PF) Brian Rick | |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | James Cunningham (C) Chisulo Banda | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Neal Stephens | 46-48 |
| 02:09 | Missouri | Curtis Hotaling is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Curtis Hotaling, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth (SF) Marc Baird | |
| 02:09 | Missouri | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:09 | Missouri | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dikembe Elijah | 47-48 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is called for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Chisulo Banda (C) James Cunningham | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:29 | Missouri | Neal Stephens blows the wide open dunk | 47-48 |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| 00:37 | Missouri | Chisulo Banda connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Ruffin | 49-48 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker clanks a runner in the lane | 49-48 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Elijah misses short on a shot from close range | 49-48 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Walker can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Helmuth can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Paul Ruffin | 49-48 |