| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) SF - Christopher Foster (fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (fresh) C - Manuel Petree (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza loses the dribble to Robert Peters in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel misses long on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Emerson Edwards | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Henderson denies the turnaround by Christopher Foster | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters tips it home | 4-3 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is open but misses the lay-in | 4-3 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:16 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's floater is tipped away by Manuel Petree | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Cardiel | 7-3 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Manuel Petree steals it from Jeffrey Chavira | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't connect on a floater from the left side | 7-3 |
| 16:55 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-3 |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters is hacked by Emerson Edwards - foul #1 on Emerson Edwards, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Steven Tyler (SG), Elmer Mount (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Emerson Edwards, Arthur Murff, Jeffrey Chavira, Salvador Esparza, Eric Henderson | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gaston Tidwell (fresh) SG - John Hall (fresh) SF - Louis Boyer (fresh) PF - Milton Christman (fresh) C - Alexander Michael (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) SG - Steven Tyler (fresh) SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael slams it home on a nice dish by Louis Boyer and he's fouled by Chris Macmillan - foul #1 on Chris Macmillan, team foul #2 | 9-3 |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael makes the free throw | 10-3 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-3 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer tips it in | 12-3 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin's pass is intercepted by Gaston Tidwell | 12-3 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell's pass is intercepted by Elmer Mount | 12-3 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount hits the finger roll | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 12-5 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 12-5 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin tips it in | 12-7 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael grabs the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gaston Tidwell | 15-7 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin is hacked by Gaston Tidwell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gaston Tidwell, team foul #1 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Richard Troche (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Brian Eckhart (PF), Eric Henderson (C) Cameron Calvin, Steven Tyler, Elmer Mount, Paul Mitchell, Chris Macmillan | |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson loses the dribble to Richard Troche | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chavira - foul #1 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Kevin Anderson, Brian Eckhart | |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Hampton - foul #1 on Patrick Hampton, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carl Cardiel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Patrick Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Chavira (fairly fresh) PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-9 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel gets the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eric Henderson - foul #1 on Eric Henderson, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF), Manuel Petree (C) Richard Troche, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF), Paul Mitchell (C) Jeffrey Chavira, Eric Henderson | |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the 2nd free throw | 18-9 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Salvador Esparza | 18-11 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-11 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff hits the follow up shot | 18-13 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton drills a floater from close range set up by Robert Peters | 20-13 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Milton Christman (PF), Alexander Michael (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Christopher Foster, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Emerson Edwards, Arthur Murff, Cameron Calvin, Salvador Esparza | |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (PF) Paul Mitchell | |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Tyler steals the ball from Alexander Michael | 20-13 |
| 08:44 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the easy layup | 20-13 |
| 08:42 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-13 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Richard Troche (SF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, Louis Boyer, Alexander Michael | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG) Jeffrey Chavira | |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Eckhart blocks the short jumper by Richard Troche | 20-13 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | John Hall steals the ball from Brian Eckhart in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 08:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 07:58 | East Carolina | Robert Peters is called for the reach on Elmer Mount in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Peters, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Brian Eckhart | |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Tyler | 20-16 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown misses the jumper in the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Brown tips it in | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Mount (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Paul Mitchell - foul #1 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Steven Tyler, Elmer Mount, Eric Henderson | |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Arthur Murff | 22-16 |
| 06:49 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza tips it back up and in | 22-18 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche is hacked by Salvador Esparza - foul #1 on Salvador Esparza, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF), Robert Brown (C) Richard Troche, Christopher Foster, Alexander Michael, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Emerson Edwards, Cameron Calvin, Paul Mitchell | |
| 06:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-18 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Hall loses the dribble to Arthur Murff | 25-18 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #4 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Manuel Petree (C) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Elmer Mount (SG), Brian Eckhart (PF) Kevin Anderson, Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza | |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Eric Henderson is denied by Patrick Hampton | 25-18 |
| 05:24 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Tyler steals it from Carl Cardiel | 25-20 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Chavira blows the layup | 25-20 |
| 05:07 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Hampton gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Elmer Mount - foul #1 on Elmer Mount, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF) Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Cameron Calvin (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Steven Tyler, Jeffrey Chavira, Brian Eckhart, Eric Henderson | |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Cardiel makes the free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carl Cardiel - foul #1 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Robert Brown (C) Robert Peters, Carl Cardiel, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman grabs the defensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Hall | 30-20 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Michael - foul #1 on Alexander Michael, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Richard Troche (SF), Manuel Petree (C) Alexander Michael, John Hall, Christopher Foster, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Elmer Mount, Chris Macmillan | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Cardiel - foul #2 on Carl Cardiel, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Henderson (C) Paul Mitchell | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Peters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Cardiel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Troche (fresh) PF - Milton Christman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Petree (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Henderson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Troche misses long on a jumper from the right block | 30-21 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Christman hits the follow up shot | 32-21 |
| 03:13 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer (SF), Patrick Hampton (PF) Carl Cardiel, Milton Christman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (SF) Emerson Edwards, Cameron Calvin | |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses the lay-in | 32-21 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-21 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Troche - foul #1 on Richard Troche, team foul #8 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gaston Tidwell (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG) Robert Peters, Richard Troche | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:51 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Gaston Tidwell and the foul's on Eric Henderson - foul #2 on Eric Henderson, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (SG) Carl Cardiel | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Elmer Mount (SF) Eric Henderson | |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree misses the free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Elmer Mount snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Mount | 34-25 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Mount swats the short shot by Patrick Hampton | 34-25 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Petree gets the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Boyer is called for 5 seconds | 34-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Peters (PG), Richard Troche (SG), Christopher Foster (SF), Alexander Michael (PF), Robert Brown (C) Gaston Tidwell, John Hall, Louis Boyer, Patrick Hampton, Manuel Petree | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (PG), Cameron Calvin (SG), Jeffrey Chavira (SF), Eric Henderson (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza, Paul Mitchell | |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael's pass is intercepted by Emerson Edwards | 34-25 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards hits the finger roll | 34-27 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Alexander Michael loses the dribble to Emerson Edwards | 34-27 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Eric Henderson hits a wide open jumper in the paint | 34-29 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeffrey Chavira - foul #2 on Jeffrey Chavira, team foul #9 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hall (PG), Carl Cardiel (SG), Milton Christman (PF), Manuel Petree (C) Robert Peters, Richard Troche, Alexander Michael, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Jeffrey Chavira, Elmer Mount, Eric Henderson | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan's floater is knocked away by Milton Christman | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Foster gets the rebound | 36-29 |