| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Henkel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Charles Peterson steals it from Russell Goodrich | 26-33 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Peterson | 26-35 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 26-35 |
| 19:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 19:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Russell Goodrich takes the ball from Craig Weber | 26-35 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich banks in the layup | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson connects on the floater from the left side | 28-37 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is fouled on the floor by Louis Wall - foul #3 on Louis Wall, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman (PF) Louis Wall | |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-37 |
| 17:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Russell Goodrich | 30-37 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #2 on Conrad Severson, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG) Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG), Beau Dennie (SG) Charles Peterson, Jack Drewski | |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Carl Heath is fouled on the floor by Daniel Henkel - foul #1 on Daniel Henkel, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (PF), David Dixon (C) Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Tony Mathews (SG) Craig Weber | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | David Dixon banks in the layup on a great pass from Bobby Williams | 32-37 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | Tony Mathews comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | David Dixon gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Beau Dennie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Mathews (fresh) SF - Wayne Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Henkel (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses badly on a floater from the right block | 32-37 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| 15:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ralph Freeman | 34-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 37-40 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry makes the floater from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Ralph Freeman hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Beau Dennie | 40-44 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Bobby Williams and he's fouled by Tony Mathews - foul #1 on Tony Mathews, team foul #3 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Conrad Severson (PF), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, Casimir Zimmer, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Jack Drewski (SG), Craig Weber (SF), Louis Wall (PF), John Williams (C) Beau Dennie, Tony Mathews, Wayne Perry, Ralph Freeman, Daniel Henkel | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson lays it up and in set up by Carl Heath | 45-44 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #3 on Conrad Severson, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Kirk (PG) Mark Eggert | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich grabs the board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Kirk (fresh) SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Wall (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Donald Kirk misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-44 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Carl Heath's pass is intercepted by Jack Drewski | 45-44 |
| 11:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Alvin Firth is called for the reach on Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Alvin Firth, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (PG), Casimir Zimmer (SF) Donald Kirk, Russell Goodrich | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 10:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall misses the floater from the left block | 45-44 |
| 10:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Louis Wall and the foul's on Casimir Zimmer - foul #1 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| 10:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carl Heath | 48-47 |
| 09:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Conrad Severson swats the layup by Louis Wall | 48-47 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams loses the dribble to Charles Peterson in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson's pass is intercepted by Casimir Zimmer | 48-47 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG), Beau Dennie (SG), Ralph Freeman (SF) Charles Peterson, Jack Drewski, Craig Weber | |
| 08:51 | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Wayne Perry, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Bobby Williams loses the dribble to Wayne Perry | 48-47 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Bobby Williams is called for the reach on Wayne Perry - foul #1 on Bobby Williams, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Bustos (SG), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, Conrad Severson | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall makes the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by William Bustos - foul #1 on William Bustos, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) William Bustos | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber (SF) Ralph Freeman | |
| 07:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Wayne Perry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Beau Dennie (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Weber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Wall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Wayne Perry steals the ball from Alvin Firth | 48-50 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Carl Heath blocks the short jumper by Craig Weber | 48-50 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 48-50 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Carl Heath drills a floater from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Beau Dennie is fouled on the floor by Carl Heath - foul #2 on Carl Heath, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Russell Goodrich, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski (SG) Wayne Perry | |
| 06:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Beau Dennie misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carl Heath | 50-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Jack Drewski - foul #1 on Jack Drewski, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG) Beau Dennie | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall jams it on a nice dish by Jack Drewski | 52-52 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Alvin Firth | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Charles Peterson | 54-55 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth's pass is intercepted by Craig Weber | 54-55 |
| 04:22 | Eastern Kentucky | Louis Wall's layup is rejected by Carl Heath | 54-55 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Weber | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Charles Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jack Drewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Weber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Wall (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber tips it home | 54-57 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #1 on Charles Peterson, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (PG), William Bustos (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Dixon (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Wayne Perry (PG), Beau Dennie (SG), Ralph Freeman (SF) Charles Peterson, Jack Drewski, Craig Weber | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Louis Wall swats the layup by David Dixon | 54-57 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | David Dixon pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) William Bustos | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson (PG), Jack Drewski (SG) Beau Dennie, Ralph Freeman | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich is fouled on the floor by Wayne Perry - foul #2 on Wayne Perry, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Craig Weber (SF) Wayne Perry | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Carl Heath buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Eggert | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Peterson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-57 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich grabs the board | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Jack Drewski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Kentucky | John Williams tips it home | 59-59 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich is hacked by Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |