| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (fresh) C - William Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bill Rennie (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Donald Lovell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Greathouse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is hacked by Dennis Herrington - foul #1 on Dennis Herrington, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 19:05 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:41 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 18:40 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Holt | 37-35 |
| 18:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt is open and buries a turnaround in the lane | 39-35 |
| 17:53 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie is fouled on the floor by William Bowen - foul #3 on William Bowen, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Chad Davis (SG), John Foor (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF), Frank Summers (C) Gary Burnett, John Agarwal, Tyler Ward, William Holt, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Phil Franklin (SF), John Sparks (PF), Stanley Wong (C) Bill Rennie, Donald Lovell, Jason Mullins, Dennis Herrington, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 17:40 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers misses the wide open runner from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 17:18 | Austin Peay | John Sparks snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Chad Davis - foul #2 on Chad Davis, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Holt (PF) Paul Suda, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Barry Brown (SF), Dennis Herrington (PF) Thomas Keach, John Sparks, Stanley Wong | |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:53 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons loses the ball out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins (SF), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Willie Morgan, Phil Franklin | |
| 16:06 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Holt - foul #2 on William Holt, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG) Gary Burnett | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 16:06 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:06 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:06 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:45 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington lays it up and in on a great pass from Barry Brown | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Holt (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Foor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bill Rennie (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Mullins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Herrington (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Greathouse (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Bill Rennie - foul #2 on Bill Rennie, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), William Bowen (C) Randall Lyons, John Foor | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), John Sparks (PF), Phil Franklin (C) Bill Rennie, Barry Brown, Dennis Herrington, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:37 | Austin Peay | John Agarwal picks off the pass by Jason Mullins in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:19 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:07 | Austin Peay | John Sparks's pass is intercepted by Paul Suda | 41-40 |
| 15:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Mullins picks off the pass by Paul Suda in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| 14:49 | Austin Peay | John Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-40 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Chad Davis (SF), Kevin Alcaraz (PF), Frank Summers (C) John Agarwal, Paul Suda, Tyler Ward, William Holt, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Stanley Wong (PF), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Thomas Keach, Donald Lovell, John Sparks, Phil Franklin | |
| 14:34 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Mullins is called for the reach on Gary Burnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Mullins, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 41-43 |
| 14:22 | Austin Peay | Stanley Wong snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 14:01 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jason Mullins | 41-45 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Greathouse - foul #1 on Jeffrey Greathouse, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward (SF), John Foor (PF), William Bowen (C) Randall Lyons, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), Dennis Herrington (PF), Phil Franklin (C) Bill Rennie, Willie Morgan, Stanley Wong, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:20 | Austin Peay | Phil Franklin is alone and throws it down on a great pass from Donald Lovell | 43-47 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), John Agarwal (SG) Gary Burnett, Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Barry Brown (SF), John Sparks (C) Jason Mullins, Phil Franklin | |
| 13:03 | Austin Peay | John Agarwal is called for the reach on Donald Lovell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Agarwal, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG) Thomas Keach | |
| 12:45 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Bowen - foul #4 on William Bowen, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 12:45 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:45 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Ward | 43-49 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Agarwal | 46-49 |
| 11:45 | Austin Peay | John Sparks knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Lovell and the foul's on John Foor - foul #1 on John Foor, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Paul Suda, John Agarwal, William Holt | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), Jason Mullins (SF), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Bill Rennie, Donald Lovell, Barry Brown, Dennis Herrington | |
| 11:45 | Austin Peay | John Sparks misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Lyons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Ward (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Foor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Thomas Keach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Mullins (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Greathouse (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Keach steps in front of the Gary Burnett pass in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 11:42 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach misses the lay-in | 46-51 |
| 11:41 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins misses the tip | 46-51 |
| 11:39 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins tips it but misses | 46-51 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 11:30 | Austin Peay | John Sparks snags the defensive board | 46-51 |
| 11:21 | Austin Peay | John Sparks misses the 3 from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 10:53 | Austin Peay | John Sparks gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 10:48 | Austin Peay | John Sparks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 10:47 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 10:37 | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan makes the turnaround from the right block | 46-53 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor is alone and drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Gary Burnett and the foul's on Thomas Keach - foul #1 on Thomas Keach, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Paul Suda (SG), William Holt (PF), Frank Summers (C) Gary Burnett, Randall Lyons, Tyler Ward, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), Stanley Wong (PF), Phil Franklin (C) Thomas Keach, Willie Morgan, John Sparks, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:01 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 49-53 |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt scores on a floater from the left block set up by John Agarwal | 51-53 |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Foor - foul #2 on John Foor, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF) John Foor | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | | |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:37 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 09:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 09:13 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG), Chad Davis (SF) Paul Suda, Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Willie Morgan (SF), Dennis Herrington (PF) Jason Mullins, Stanley Wong | |
| 08:56 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell lays it in on a great pass from Willie Morgan and he's hacked by Randall Lyons - foul #2 on Randall Lyons, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), Tyler Ward (SF) John Agarwal, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG) Bill Rennie | |
| 08:56 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Randall Lyons | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell's pass is intercepted by Tyler Ward in the backcourt | 55-58 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (PF) Randall Lyons, William Holt | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Barry Brown (SF), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Donald Lovell, Phil Franklin | |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Morgan is called for the reach on Tyler Ward - foul #1 on Willie Morgan, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG) John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Stanley Wong (C) Thomas Keach, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Burnett | 58-58 |
| 07:31 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie's pass is intercepted by Tyler Ward | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyler Ward (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Alcaraz (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bill Rennie (tiring) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Willie Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Herrington (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Wong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis can't tip it in | 58-58 |
| 07:10 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:08 | Austin Peay | Paul Suda steals it from Willie Morgan in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 06:56 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:50 | Austin Peay | Stanley Wong clanks a floater from the right block | 58-58 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward hits a wide open floater from the right side set up by Gary Burnett | 60-58 |
| 06:18 | Austin Peay | Gary Burnett is called for the reach on Bill Rennie - foul #2 on Gary Burnett, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), John Foor (SF), Frank Summers (PF), William Bowen (C) Gary Burnett, Paul Suda, Tyler Ward, Kevin Alcaraz, Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell (SG), Jason Mullins (SF), John Sparks (PF), Phil Franklin (C) Willie Morgan, Barry Brown, Dennis Herrington, Stanley Wong | |
| 06:18 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 06:18 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Lovell - foul #2 on Donald Lovell, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Holt (PF) Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Bill Rennie, Phil Franklin | |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:36 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell banks in the layup | 62-60 |
| 05:15 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 05:13 | Austin Peay | John Sparks grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 04:53 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins can't finish the layup | 62-60 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 04:30 | Austin Peay | John Sparks grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 04:26 | Austin Peay | John Foor is called for the reach on Thomas Keach in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Foor, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Tyler Ward (SF), Frank Summers (PF) Randall Lyons, John Foor, William Holt | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Phil Franklin (PF) John Sparks | |
| 04:26 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:26 | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lovell - foul #3 on Donald Lovell, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:23 | Austin Peay | The rebound goes to Phil Franklin | 63-61 |
| 04:04 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-61 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Greathouse is called for the reach on Paul Suda - foul #2 on Jeffrey Greathouse, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett (PG), John Foor (PF) John Agarwal, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Willie Morgan (SG), John Sparks (C) Thomas Keach, Donald Lovell, Jeffrey Greathouse | |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:54 | Austin Peay | Phil Franklin pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 03:31 | Austin Peay | Phil Franklin clanks a runner from the left block | 63-61 |
| 03:30 | Austin Peay | John Sparks pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gary Burnett (tired) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Suda (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Ward (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - John Foor (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bowen (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Austin Peay | PG - Bill Rennie (tired) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Willie Morgan (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Mullins (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phil Franklin (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sparks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Austin Peay | Phil Franklin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-61 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 02:53 | Austin Peay | John Sparks grabs the board | 63-61 |
| 02:40 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-63 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (SG), William Holt (PF), Frank Summers (C) Paul Suda, Tyler Ward, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Thomas Keach (PG), Donald Lovell (SG), Dennis Herrington (PF) Bill Rennie, Willie Morgan, John Sparks | |
| 02:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor comes up short on the shot from the right block | 63-63 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Foor tips it back up and in | 65-63 |
| 02:17 | Austin Peay | John Foor steps in front of the Jason Mullins pass in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG), Tyler Ward (SF), William Bowen (C) John Agarwal, John Foor, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie (PG), Jeffrey Greathouse (C) Thomas Keach, Phil Franklin | |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 01:26 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| 01:26 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| 01:11 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Lovell and he's fouled by Randall Lyons - foul #3 on Randall Lyons, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 01:11 | Austin Peay | Jason Mullins makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett blows the layup but he's fouled by Bill Rennie - foul #3 on Bill Rennie, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 68-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gary Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington is hacked by Tyler Ward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Ward, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:46 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:46 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Mullins takes the ball from Gary Burnett in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| 00:40 | Austin Peay | Bill Rennie lays it up and in set up by Jason Mullins | 70-69 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Herrington steps in front of the William Bowen pass | 70-69 |
| 00:14 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:12 | Austin Peay | William Bowen steps in front of the Bill Rennie pass in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is fouled on the floor by Donald Lovell - foul #4 on Donald Lovell, team foul #11 | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:05 | Austin Peay | Dennis Herrington can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 00:04 | Austin Peay | Jeffrey Greathouse tips it but misses | 71-69 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward is hacked by Bill Rennie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bill Rennie, team foul #12 | 71-69 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Tyler Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Austin Peay | Austin Peay is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Austin Peay | Donald Lovell misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-69 |