| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) SF - Martin Brown (fresh) PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) C - Carl Heath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Alvin Firth | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson loses the dribble to Conrad Severson | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Brown - foul #1 on Martin Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is open but comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Carl Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:20 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich loses the dribble to Glenn Gibson | 0-3 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Gibson | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich scores on a floater from the right side | 2-5 |
| 17:08 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Alvin Firth | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Glenn Gibson is called for the reach on Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Beebe (C) Ronnie Corle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG) Alvin Firth | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-5 |
| 16:30 | Belmont | Harold Beebe gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:09 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is hacked by Martin Brown - foul #2 on Martin Brown, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), David Dixon (C) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) SG - David Eggleston (fresh) SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) C - Harold Beebe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bobby Williams (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | David Dixon is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ronnie Corle (C) Harold Beebe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:08 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Linneman - foul #1 on Walter Linneman, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:32 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | David Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (PF) Walter Linneman, Edgar Robinson, Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), William Bustos (SG), Conrad Severson (PF), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, Alvin Firth, Russell Goodrich, David Dixon | |
| 13:41 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Carl Heath clanks a floater from the left side | 7-5 |
| 13:10 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Donnie Scharfenberg | 7-5 |
| 12:55 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Carl Heath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Carl Heath throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (C) David Eggleston, Ronnie Corle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Dixon (C) William Bustos, Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| 11:31 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 7-5 |
| 11:29 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) C - Harold Beebe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donnie Scharfenberg | 10-5 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alvin Firth | 10-7 |
| 10:33 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Harold Beebe | 13-7 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:53 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson is hacked by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Kermit Hampton (PF) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Lawrence Ngo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (PG), Carl Heath (C) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson | |
| 09:40 | Belmont | Walter Linneman's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Heath | 13-7 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich grabs the defensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-7 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Carl Heath drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Bobby Williams and the foul's on Harold Beebe - foul #1 on Harold Beebe, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Belmont | Oscar Orr (C) Harold Beebe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Casimir Zimmer (PF) Bobby Williams, David Dixon | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 08:38 | Belmont | Walter Linneman's pass is intercepted by Casimir Zimmer | 13-10 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Edgar Robinson steals the ball from Alvin Firth | 13-10 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edgar Robinson | 15-10 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-10 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Carl Heath tips it in | 15-12 |
| 07:08 | Belmont | David Eggleston is fouled on the floor by Alvin Firth - foul #1 on Alvin Firth, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Walter Linneman, David Eggleston, Edgar Robinson, Oscar Orr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG), Conrad Severson (PF) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 06:42 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg can't tip it in | 15-12 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Carl Heath lays it in set up by Russell Goodrich | 15-14 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 06:08 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Corle | 15-14 |
| 05:51 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #1 on Conrad Severson, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | David Eggleston (SF) Kermit Hampton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Bustos (SG), David Dixon (C) Mark Eggert, Carl Heath | |
| 05:32 | Belmont | David Eggleston scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Ngo | 17-14 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Bustos's pass is intercepted by Glenn Gibson | 17-14 |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg hits the finger roll set up by Glenn Gibson | 19-14 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson is hacked by Lawrence Ngo - foul #1 on Lawrence Ngo, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, William Bustos, Russell Goodrich, David Dixon | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Carl Heath comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ronnie Corle - foul #1 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF), Harold Beebe (C) David Eggleston, Ronnie Corle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 03:43 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #2 on Conrad Severson, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF) Edgar Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Dixon (PF) Conrad Severson | |
| 03:26 | Belmont | David Dixon picks off the pass by Martin Brown | 19-16 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 02:56 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Lawrence Ngo | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) PF - Lawrence Ngo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Beebe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) PF - David Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Belmont | Martin Brown knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 21-16 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Carl Heath hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Eggert | 21-18 |
| 02:02 | Belmont | Martin Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 02:00 | Belmont | Harold Beebe tips it in | 23-18 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is whistled for traveling | 23-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Kermit Hampton (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Lawrence Ngo, Harold Beebe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| 01:17 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton buries a turnaround from the baseline | 25-18 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | David Dixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-18 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | David Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Eggert - foul #2 on Mark Eggert, team foul #6 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF) Martin Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (PG), William Bustos (SG), Carl Heath (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, David Dixon | |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Walter Linneman misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:06 | Belmont | Walter Linneman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-23 |