| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Ashley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin and he's fouled by Randy Witz - foul #1 on Randy Witz, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:24 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz can't connect on a shot from the right side | 31-22 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | William Ashley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 19:04 | Central Michigan | William Ashley comes up short on the shot in the paint | 31-22 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anderson Zwagerman | 31-22 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-22 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 18:26 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark is whistled for a carry | 31-22 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-22 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anderson Zwagerman | 34-22 |
| 17:21 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits a fadeaway in the paint | 34-24 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 34-24 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 16:37 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark's layup is rejected by Drazen Zedian | 34-24 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark tips it in | 34-26 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-26 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Cory Crouch - foul #1 on Cory Crouch, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Bryan Towers (SG), James Cobb (SF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), Raymond Smith (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Christopher Ross (PF), Emmanuel Cox (C) Cory Crouch, James Vickers, Randy Witz, Daniel Clark, William Ashley | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Towers (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drazen Zedian (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Smith (fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - Emmanuel Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF) Drazen Zedian | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 14:57 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-29 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Antonio Fryman steps in front of the Bryan Towers pass | 36-29 |
| 14:31 | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman lays it up and in | 36-31 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers is hacked by Emmanuel Cox - foul #1 on Emmanuel Cox, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Angel Lombardi, Bryan Towers, James Cobb, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), James Vickers (SG), Randy Witz (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Antonio Fryman, Raymond Smith, Richard Dillon, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| 13:39 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Daniel Clark is blocked by Drazen Zedian | 36-31 |
| 13:37 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:22 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Daniel Clark steals it from Anderson Zwagerman | 36-34 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark hits a floater from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 12:25 | Central Michigan | James Vickers snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 12:10 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 12:09 | Central Michigan | William Ashley hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is fouled on the floor by Cory Crouch - foul #2 on Cory Crouch, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF) Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross (PF) Daniel Clark | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Ross (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Ashley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | James Cobb is hacked by Cory Crouch - foul #3 on Cory Crouch, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn is called for a backcourt violation | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG) Louis Haley | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 10:57 | Central Michigan | William Ashley's floater is knocked away by Joseph Walborn | 36-38 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | James Cobb grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | William Ashley denies the turnaround by Drazen Zedian | 36-38 |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 36-38 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Drazen Zedian - foul #1 on Drazen Zedian, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Jonathan Griffin, James Cobb, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Raymond Smith (SG), Emmanuel Cox (C) James Vickers, William Ashley | |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:09 | Central Michigan | Christopher Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 09:33 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-41 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Raymond Smith - foul #2 on Raymond Smith, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG), James Vickers (SG), Richard Dillon (SF), Daniel Clark (PF), William Ashley (C) Cory Crouch, Raymond Smith, Randy Witz, Christopher Ross, Emmanuel Cox | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Drazen Zedian | 39-41 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Louis Haley's floater is knocked away by Daniel Clark | 39-41 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to William Ashley | 39-41 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Walborn - foul #2 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin (SG) Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin | 42-43 |
| 07:48 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon's pass is intercepted by Joseph Walborn | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Antonio Fryman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vickers (fresh) SF - Richard Dillon (fresh) PF - Daniel Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Ashley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 07:42 | Central Michigan | Richard Dillon gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:22 | Central Michigan | William Ashley makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Vickers | 42-45 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Haley | 44-45 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Haley - foul #1 on Louis Haley, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Anderson Zwagerman, Drazen Zedian, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch (PG), Randy Witz (SF) Antonio Fryman, Richard Dillon | |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 06:44 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine banks in the layup | 46-47 |
| 05:53 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark drills a runner from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | William Ashley swats the dunk try by James Cobb | 46-49 |
| 05:37 | Central Michigan | James Vickers pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:13 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark misses the floater from close range | 46-49 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Oppenheim | 46-49 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | James Cobb knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin | 48-49 |
| 04:33 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-49 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Drazen Zedian (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) James Cobb, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin hits a shot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 04:09 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark's dunk attempt is rejected by Anderson Zwagerman | 50-49 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Anderson Zwagerman | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drazen Zedian (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Cory Crouch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Vickers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Witz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Ashley (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Central Michigan | William Ashley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-49 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jonathan Griffin is denied by William Ashley | 52-49 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian tips it home | 54-49 |
| 02:45 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses short on a floater from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anderson Zwagerman | 54-49 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 02:12 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 02:00 | Central Michigan | Anderson Zwagerman picks off the pass by Cory Crouch | 54-49 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | James Vickers takes the ball from Drazen Zedian | 54-49 |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | William Ashley misses short on a shot from the right block | 54-49 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Clark - foul #1 on Daniel Clark, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:52 | Central Michigan | Cory Crouch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 00:50 | Central Michigan | William Ashley snags the offensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Central Michigan | William Ashley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Walborn - foul #3 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 00:42 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Cory Crouch is called for the reach on Anderson Zwagerman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cory Crouch, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Central Michigan | Drazen Zedian takes the ball from Cory Crouch | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers is hacked by Cory Crouch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cory Crouch, team foul #9 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Antonio Fryman (PG) Cory Crouch | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:31 | Central Michigan | Daniel Clark pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 00:25 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz loses the dribble to Bryan Towers | 58-49 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers is fouled in the backcourt by James Vickers - foul #3 on James Vickers, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:18 | Central Michigan | Randy Witz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-49 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Drazen Zedian grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Louis Haley runs out the clock | 60-49 |