| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Timothy Rudolph (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nole Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | James Shackelford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 36-38 |
| 19:39 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:33 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Francisco Duran, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:33 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:33 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | James Shackelford blows the dunk but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 19:09 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn loses the dribble to Francisco Duran | 38-39 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran banks in the layup | 40-39 |
| 18:51 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph loses the dribble to Francisco Duran | 40-39 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:28 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Timothy Rudolph | 40-39 |
| 18:08 | C. Connecticut State | John Llewellyn steps in front of the Nole Smith pass | 40-39 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by Nole Smith - foul #2 on Nole Smith, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | David Smith (C) Joseph Smith | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 17:42 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nole Smith | 42-41 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SG), Ronald Hoffman (PF), Harold Stegner (C) Tony Wynn, Nole Smith, Harry Harrell | |
| 17:06 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-41 |
| 17:04 | C. Connecticut State | Harold Stegner tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Ronald Hoffman swats the short shot by Clarence O'Kell | 42-43 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt tips it home | 44-43 |
| 16:32 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's pass is intercepted by Ronald Hoffman | 44-46 |
| 16:23 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Rogers - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF) Joseph Thompson, Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Roten (SG), Nole Smith (SF), Harry Harrell (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Timothy Rudolph, David Smith, Ronald Hoffman, Harold Stegner | |
| 16:10 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Harry Harrell | 44-48 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Nole Smith - foul #3 on Nole Smith, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn (SG) James Roten | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Stephen Whitley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nole Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Harrell (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harry Harrell - foul #2 on Harry Harrell, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:37 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 15:18 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran connects on the shot from close range and he's fouled by Harry Harrell - foul #3 on Harry Harrell, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Domingo Lopez, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (PG), David Smith (SF), Ronald Hoffman (PF) Stephen Whitley, Nole Smith, Harry Harrell | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:26 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-48 |
| 14:24 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 14:14 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph is hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Harold Stegner (C) Joseph Smith | |
| 13:53 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Smith | 48-51 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail is hacked by Harold Stegner - foul #3 on Harold Stegner, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF) Francisco Duran | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SG), Nole Smith (SF), Harry Harrell (PF) Tony Wynn, Ronald Hoffman, Harold Stegner | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses short on a runner from close range | 48-51 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 50-51 |
| 13:00 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Timothy Rudolph is called for the reach on Gino Rogers - foul #1 on Timothy Rudolph, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), James Shackelford (C) Joseph Thompson, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:39 | C. Connecticut State | Jason Engelhardt steps in front of the David Smith pass | 52-51 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 12:25 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:05 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on James Shackelford - foul #3 on James Shackelford, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Francisco Duran (SF) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn (SG), Joseph Smith (C) Stephen Whitley, David Smith | |
| 12:05 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith misses the free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF) Domingo Lopez, Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jerald Snyder (SF) Nole Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Timothy Rudolph (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerald Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harry Harrell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Roten (PG), Ronald Hoffman (PF) Timothy Rudolph, Harry Harrell | |
| 11:23 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 52-53 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hoffman - foul #1 on Ronald Hoffman, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail (C) James Shackelford | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (PG), David Smith (SF) James Roten, Jerald Snyder | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:43 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (PG) Tony Wynn | |
| 10:43 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 10:43 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Ronald Hoffman - foul #2 on Ronald Hoffman, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith (SF), Harry Harrell (PF) David Smith, Ronald Hoffman | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| 10:10 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 10:08 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Francisco Duran | 60-56 |
| 09:40 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-58 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harry Harrell - foul #4 on Harry Harrell, team foul #10 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), James Shackelford (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn (SG), David Smith (SF), Ronald Hoffman (PF), Harold Stegner (C) Stephen Whitley, Nole Smith, Harry Harrell, Joseph Smith | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 08:44 | C. Connecticut State | Clarence O'Kell picks off the pass by Tony Wynn | 62-58 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Roten (PG) Timothy Rudolph | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:26 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Ronald Hoffman | 63-58 |
| 08:05 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | James Shackelford pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell connects on the jumper from close range | 65-58 |
| 07:38 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith misses short on a floater from the left side | 65-58 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - James Roten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Stegner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Harold Stegner is called for the reach on Jason Engelhardt - foul #4 on Harold Stegner, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Ralph Elsea (PF) Domingo Lopez, Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (PG), Nole Smith (SF), Harry Harrell (PF) James Roten, Ronald Hoffman, Harold Stegner | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:32 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:16 | C. Connecticut State | James Shackelford is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #4 on James Shackelford, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| 07:16 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:16 | C. Connecticut State | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt scores on a shot from the right side | 68-60 |
| 06:36 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Tony Wynn | 68-62 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Tony Wynn steals it from James Shackelford | 68-62 |
| 06:10 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph misses the lay-in | 68-62 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | James Shackelford pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | James Shackelford lays it in on a great pass from Gino Rogers | 70-62 |
| 05:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Gino Rogers - foul #3 on Gino Rogers, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Gino Rogers, Joseph Thompson, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley (SG), Jerald Snyder (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Tony Wynn, Nole Smith, David Smith | |
| 05:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 05:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 70-64 |
| 05:12 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell grabs the board | 70-64 |
| 04:43 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Domingo Lopez - foul #1 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #9 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | James Roten (SG), Ronald Hoffman (PF) Timothy Rudolph, Harry Harrell | |
| 04:43 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 04:43 | C. Connecticut State | Stephen Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 04:28 | C. Connecticut State | James Roten snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 04:08 | C. Connecticut State | James Roten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-66 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson drills a shot from the right block set up by John Llewellyn | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | C. Connecticut State | Ronald Hoffman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-66 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran pulls down the rebound | 72-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Stephen Whitley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - James Roten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Snyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Hoffman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Llewellyn | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | C. Connecticut State | John Llewellyn steals it from Joseph Smith | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran travels with the ball | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), James Shackelford (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph (PG), Tony Wynn (SG), Nole Smith (SF), Harry Harrell (PF), David Smith (C) Stephen Whitley, James Roten, Jerald Snyder, Ronald Hoffman, Joseph Smith | |
| 02:38 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-66 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence O'Kell | 75-66 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF) Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson double dribbles | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith (C) David Smith | |
| 02:11 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn is hacked by Joseph Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| 02:11 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:11 | C. Connecticut State | Tony Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-67 |
| 01:44 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell grabs the board | 75-67 |
| 01:26 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Thompson - foul #4 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #11 | 75-67 |
| 01:26 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 01:26 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Smith steals the ball from Joseph Thompson | 75-69 |
| 00:43 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Wynn | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Rudolph - foul #2 on Timothy Rudolph, team foul #13 | 75-71 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:40 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell grabs the board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:35 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-71 |
| 00:33 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 00:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thompson - foul #5 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 00:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:31 | C. Connecticut State | Timothy Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Tony Wynn is called for the reach on Domingo Lopez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tony Wynn, team foul #14 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea (PF) Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:29 | C. Connecticut State | Nole Smith snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | C. Connecticut State | Joseph Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-73 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea snags the defensive board | 76-73 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Timothy Rudolph is called for the reach on Francisco Duran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Rudolph, team foul #15 | 76-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | C. Connecticut State | Harry Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez gets the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) John Llewellyn, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez runs out the clock | 78-73 |