| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jimmie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Fontana (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Chaput (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Schwind (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern State | William Chaput inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Fontana | 34-25 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey tips it home | 36-25 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern State | Gregorio Moretti steals the ball from Jimmie Robinson | 36-25 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is fouled in the backcourt by John Fontana - foul #1 on John Fontana, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Shawn Schwind - foul #1 on Shawn Schwind, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:42 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind grabs the board | 36-25 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Milton Libbey, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Donald Clayton - foul #1 on Donald Clayton, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione (SG) John Fontana | |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Schwind - foul #2 on Shawn Schwind, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Craig Reeves (SG), Richard Brush (SF), Joseph Moats (PF), Howard Zawacki (C) Jimmie Robinson, William Chaput, Richard Lee, Shawn Schwind | |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:01 | Northwestern State | Joseph Moats scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Reeves | 38-28 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Gregorio Moretti | 40-28 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Brush misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #3 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #3 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fontana (SG), Richard Lee (PF), Shawn Schwind (C) Craig Reeves, Joseph Moats, Howard Zawacki | |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Brush makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern State | Richard Brush makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Max Castiglione steps in front of the Clifford Smith pass | 40-30 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione hits the finger roll | 40-32 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey loses the ball out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson (PG), William Chaput (SF) Max Castiglione, Richard Brush | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Rice - foul #1 on Ronald Rice, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Craig Reeves (SG), Joseph Moats (PF) John Fontana, Richard Lee | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | John Aponte is whistled for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Howard Zawacki (C) Shawn Schwind | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Weisenberg (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jimmie Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Chaput (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Moats (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Zawacki (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern State | William Chaput misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern State | Craig Reeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern State | Howard Zawacki jams it | 40-36 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is intercepted by Howard Zawacki | 40-36 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern State | Joseph Moats clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Zawacki | 40-36 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern State | William Chaput banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Reeves | 40-38 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Tim Weisenberg, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joe Myers (PG), John Fontana (SG), Richard Brush (SF), Richard Lee (PF), Shawn Schwind (C) Jimmie Robinson, Craig Reeves, William Chaput, Joseph Moats, Howard Zawacki | |
| 14:17 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Fontana | 40-40 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Myers - foul #4 on Joe Myers, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione (PG) Joe Myers | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione double dribbles | 41-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Fontana - foul #2 on John Fontana, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | William Chaput (SF), Joseph Moats (C) Richard Brush, Shawn Schwind | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern State | Joseph Moats grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee is hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #4 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Clifford Smith (C) John Aponte, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson (PG), Howard Zawacki (SF) John Fontana, William Chaput | |
| 12:49 | Northwestern State | Joseph Moats misses the jump hook from the left block | 43-40 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a jumper from the right side set up by Josef Kizewski | 45-40 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern State | Joseph Moats's pass is intercepted by Gregorio Moretti | 45-40 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski comes up short on the runner from the left block | 45-40 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern State | Howard Zawacki snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jimmie Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Castiglione (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Howard Zawacki (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Moats (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Jimmie Robinson is blocked by Gregorio Moretti | 45-40 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the jump hook near the basket | 45-40 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti tips it home | 47-40 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jimmie Robinson | 47-42 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith is hacked by Joseph Moats - foul #1 on Joseph Moats, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG), Tim Weisenberg (SF), Donald Clayton (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski, Gregorio Moretti, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Brush (PG), John Fontana (SG), William Chaput (SF), Craig Reeves (PF), Shawn Schwind (C) Jimmie Robinson, Max Castiglione, Howard Zawacki, Richard Lee, Joseph Moats | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a floater from the right block | 47-42 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Craig Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | William Chaput misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tim Weisenberg - foul #1 on Tim Weisenberg, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | William Chaput misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern State | William Chaput makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | William Chaput takes the ball from Milton Libbey in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | William Chaput misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-43 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 47-43 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | William Chaput gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind's pass is intercepted by Ronald Rice | 47-43 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey's pass is intercepted by John Fontana in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern State | Richard Brush can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind tips it in | 47-45 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Libbey | 49-45 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern State | William Chaput hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 49-45 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is hacked by Richard Brush - foul #3 on Richard Brush, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Josef Kizewski (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Clifford Smith (C) John Aponte, Tim Weisenberg, Donald Clayton, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson (PG), Richard Lee (PF), Joseph Moats (C) Richard Brush, Craig Reeves, Shawn Schwind | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Milton Libbey (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Clifford Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jimmie Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fontana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Chaput (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Moats (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 07:06 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a floater from the right side | 51-45 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | Clifford Smith is called for the reach on William Chaput - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #7 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Joe Myers (PG), Max Castiglione (SG), Howard Zawacki (C) Jimmie Robinson, John Fontana, Richard Lee | |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | William Chaput makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern State | William Chaput makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is called for traveling | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Lee (PF), Shawn Schwind (C) William Chaput, Joseph Moats | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Moretti - foul #5 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Aponte | 55-48 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern State | Max Castiglione knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Joe Myers is called for the reach on Christopher Majkowski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joe Myers, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson (PG), Joseph Moats (PF) Joe Myers, Richard Lee | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-51 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Howard Zawacki - foul #1 on Howard Zawacki, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Craig Reeves (SG), Richard Brush (SF) Max Castiglione, Howard Zawacki | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the floater from close range on a great pass from John Aponte and the foul's on Richard Brush - foul #4 on Richard Brush, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Richard Lee (PF) Joseph Moats | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josef Kizewski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Jimmie Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Brush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Shawn Schwind (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:18 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton scores on a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #3 on Richard Lee, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (PG), Tim Weisenberg (SF) Christopher Majkowski, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fontana (SG), William Chaput (SF) Craig Reeves, Richard Brush | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the free throw | 63-51 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | Richard Lee gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Chaput | 63-53 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern State | John Fontana misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | John Fontana steps in front of the Milton Libbey pass in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern State | William Chaput hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern State | Shawn Schwind can't tip it in | 63-53 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Tim Weisenberg grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Richard Lee takes the ball from John Aponte in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern State | Donald Clayton steals the ball from Richard Lee | 63-53 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Aponte | 65-53 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Lee | 65-56 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (SF) Tim Weisenberg | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Richard Lee steals the ball from Ronald Rice | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern State | John Fontana clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-56 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | John Fontana is called for the reach on Donald Clayton in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Fontana, team foul #12 | 65-56 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | John Fontana hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Chaput and he's hacked by Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #9 | 67-58 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern State | John Fontana makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Jimmie Robinson is called for the reach on John Aponte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmie Robinson, team foul #13 | 67-59 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern State | Jimmie Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey runs out the clock | 69-59 |