| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brandon Saladino (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Zener (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stern (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paki Ali (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Paki Ali inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Southern | Homer Lewis misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:44 | Southern | Irving Reiner can't tip it in | 37-40 |
| 19:42 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 19:36 | Jackson State | James Zener hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Houghton | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Southern | Irving Reiner is hacked by David Stern - foul #1 on David Stern, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| 19:17 | Southern | Paki Ali connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Beau Frank | 39-43 |
| 19:13 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Jones | 41-43 |
| 19:01 | Southern | Greg Johnson is called for traveling | 41-43 |
| 18:43 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino is fouled on the floor by Beau Frank - foul #2 on Beau Frank, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Beau Frank - foul #3 on Beau Frank, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Randy Tapscott (SG) Beau Frank | |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:35 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:35 | Southern | Irving Reiner grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Homer Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Zener - foul #2 on James Zener, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 18:20 | Southern | Randy Tapscott hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paki Ali | 42-46 |
| 17:59 | Jackson State | David Stern buries a 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Paki Ali hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Stern - foul #2 on David Stern, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SG), Curtis Kelly (PF) George Jones, James Zener | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Poindexter (C) Irving Reiner | |
| 17:46 | Southern | Paki Ali makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Paki Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:29 | Jackson State | Homer Lewis takes the ball from Brandon Saladino | 45-48 |
| 17:19 | Southern | Mark Poindexter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 17:17 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Curtis Kelly | 45-48 |
| 17:02 | Jackson State | Mark Poindexter is called for the reach on Brandon Saladino - foul #2 on Mark Poindexter, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG), Marvin Davis (SF), Gary Farris (C) Brandon Saladino, Ronald Houghton, David Stern | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Waldron (PG), Edward Alston (PF), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Greg Johnson, Paki Ali, Homer Lewis | |
| 16:57 | Jackson State | Edward Alston picks off the pass by Curtis Kelly | 45-48 |
| 16:53 | Southern | Randy Tapscott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Waldron | 45-51 |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | William Cummings misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 16:24 | Southern | Edward Alston snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 16:18 | Southern | Randy Tapscott clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Gary Farris - foul #1 on Gary Farris, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Jackson State | George Jones (SG), James Zener (PF) Marvin Davis, Gary Farris | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:18 | Southern | Randy Tapscott makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 16:18 | Southern | Randy Tapscott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 15:58 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly is hacked by Domingo Gutierrez - foul #1 on Domingo Gutierrez, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino (PG), Ronald Houghton (SF), David Stern (C) Joshua Melvin, William Cummings, Curtis Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern | Greg Johnson (PG), Beau Frank (SG), Irving Reiner (C) Randy Tapscott, Edward Alston, Domingo Gutierrez | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brandon Saladino (fresh) 9 pts. SG - George Jones (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Zener (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Stern (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Waldron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Irving Reiner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Jackson State | Irving Reiner blocks the jumper by Brandon Saladino | 45-53 |
| 15:37 | Jackson State | David Stern gets the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 15:29 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton knocks in the jump hook from close range | 47-53 |
| 15:09 | Southern | Beau Frank can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by James Zener - foul #3 on James Zener, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Homer Lewis (PF) Mark Poindexter | |
| 15:09 | Southern | Beau Frank makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 15:09 | Southern | Beau Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 14:56 | Jackson State | Homer Lewis blocks the jumper by George Jones | 47-55 |
| 14:54 | Southern | Homer Lewis pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 14:38 | Southern | Ronald Houghton steals the ball from Steven Waldron | 47-55 |
| 14:34 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton lays it up and in | 49-55 |
| 14:09 | Southern | Greg Johnson loses the dribble to Ronald Houghton | 49-55 |
| 13:51 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-55 |
| 13:50 | Southern | Steven Waldron grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 13:46 | Southern | Greg Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 13:45 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Ronald Houghton | 49-55 |
| 13:19 | Jackson State | Beau Frank steals it from George Jones | 49-55 |
| 12:57 | Southern | Beau Frank connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Homer Lewis | 49-57 |
| 12:37 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by George Jones | 51-57 |
| 12:18 | Southern | Steven Waldron drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Johnson | 51-59 |
| 11:51 | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-59 |
| 11:50 | Southern | Steven Waldron pulls down the rebound | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brandon Saladino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Houghton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Zener (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Greg Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Waldron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Homer Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Irving Reiner (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Southern | Irving Reiner drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Greg Johnson and the foul's on George Jones - foul #3 on George Jones, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG), William Cummings (SG), Marvin Davis (SF), Curtis Kelly (PF), Gary Farris (C) Brandon Saladino, George Jones, Ronald Houghton, James Zener, David Stern | |
| Subs | Southern | Dikembe Abdul (PG), Randy Tapscott (SG), Paki Ali (SF), Mark Poindexter (PF) Greg Johnson, Beau Frank, Steven Waldron, Homer Lewis | |
| 11:44 | Southern | Irving Reiner makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 11:28 | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Cummings | 54-62 |
| 11:07 | Southern | Mark Poindexter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 11:06 | Southern | Paki Ali pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Randy Tapscott misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-62 |
| 10:46 | Southern | Mark Poindexter pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Irving Reiner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gary Farris - foul #2 on Gary Farris, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Irving Reiner misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:23 | Southern | Irving Reiner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 10:05 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Cummings | 56-63 |
| 09:42 | Southern | Curtis Kelly swats the short shot by Paki Ali | 56-63 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Randy Tapscott tips it home | 56-65 |
| 09:26 | Jackson State | William Cummings can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Randy Tapscott - foul #2 on Randy Tapscott, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino (PG) Marvin Davis | |
| Subs | Southern | Greg Johnson (PG), Beau Frank (SG), Edward Alston (PF), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Randy Tapscott, Paki Ali, Mark Poindexter, Irving Reiner | |
| 09:26 | Jackson State | William Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 09:26 | Jackson State | William Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 09:05 | Southern | Beau Frank misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 09:03 | Jackson State | Gary Farris gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 08:55 | Jackson State | William Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Beau Frank grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 08:48 | Southern | Greg Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdul | 57-68 |
| 08:29 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly blows the dunk but he's fouled by Edward Alston - foul #2 on Edward Alston, team foul #6 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Marvin Davis (SG), Ronald Houghton (SF), David Stern (C) Joshua Melvin, William Cummings, Gary Farris | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Waldron (SF), Homer Lewis (PF) Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston | |
| 08:29 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 08:29 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:15 | Southern | Steven Waldron makes the turnaround near the basket | 59-70 |
| 08:12 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-70 |
| Subs | Jackson State | James Zener (PF) Curtis Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Poindexter (C) Domingo Gutierrez | |
| 07:58 | Southern | Steven Waldron's layup is rejected by David Stern | 59-70 |
| 07:57 | Jackson State | David Stern gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 07:38 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg Johnson - foul #3 on Greg Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SF) Greg Johnson | |
| 07:38 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 07:38 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brandon Saladino (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Marvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Zener (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stern (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Steven Waldron (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paki Ali (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Southern | Paki Ali misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 07:16 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis snags the defensive board | 61-70 |
| 07:09 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-70 |
| 07:07 | Southern | The rebound goes to Beau Frank | 61-70 |
| 06:45 | Southern | Homer Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 06:43 | Southern | Paki Ali hits the follow up shot | 61-72 |
| 06:26 | Jackson State | David Stern scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Davis | 63-72 |
| 06:02 | Jackson State | The refs have stopped play. Marvin Davis is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 63-72 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin (PG), George Jones (SG), William Cummings (SF), Curtis Kelly (PF), Gary Farris (C) Brandon Saladino, Marvin Davis, Ronald Houghton, James Zener, David Stern | |
| Subs | Southern | Greg Johnson (PG), Randy Tapscott (SG), Dikembe Abdul (SF), Edward Alston (PF), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Steven Waldron, Beau Frank, Paki Ali, Homer Lewis, Mark Poindexter | |
| 05:57 | Southern | Edward Alston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-72 |
| 05:56 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez can't tip it in | 63-72 |
| 05:55 | Southern | Greg Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 05:45 | Southern | Edward Alston misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-72 |
| 05:44 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Randy Tapscott buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Alston | 63-74 |
| 05:10 | Jackson State | George Jones clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 05:08 | Jackson State | Gary Farris grabs the offensive board | 63-74 |
| 04:48 | Jackson State | Joshua Melvin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-74 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Randy Tapscott gets the rebound | 63-74 |
| 04:42 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gary Farris - foul #3 on Gary Farris, team foul #8 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Ronald Houghton (SF), David Stern (C) William Cummings, Gary Farris | |
| Subs | Southern | Paki Ali (SF), Homer Lewis (PF) Dikembe Abdul, Edward Alston | |
| 04:42 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:42 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:31 | Jackson State | Paki Ali picks off the pass by David Stern | 63-76 |
| 04:27 | Southern | Greg Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Homer Lewis | 63-78 |
| 04:11 | Jackson State | David Stern misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Domingo Gutierrez - foul #2 on Domingo Gutierrez, team foul #8 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino (PG), James Zener (PF) Joshua Melvin, Curtis Kelly | |
| Subs | Southern | Beau Frank (SG), Mark Poindexter (C) Randy Tapscott, Domingo Gutierrez | |
| 04:11 | Jackson State | David Stern makes the 1st free throw | 64-78 |
| 04:11 | Jackson State | David Stern makes the 2nd free throw | 65-78 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Paki Ali misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on David Stern - foul #3 on David Stern, team foul #9 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Cummings (SG) George Jones | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 03:50 | Southern | Paki Ali makes the 1st free throw | 65-79 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Paki Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Jackson State | Brandon Saladino makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-80 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brandon Saladino (fresh) 16 pts. SG - William Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Houghton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Zener (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Stern (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Greg Johnson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Beau Frank (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paki Ali (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Homer Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Southern | Paki Ali comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-80 |
| 03:05 | Jackson State | James Zener snags the defensive board | 68-80 |
| 02:59 | Jackson State | James Zener lays it in on a nice dish by David Stern | 70-80 |
| 02:50 | Southern | Mark Poindexter can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-80 |
| 02:48 | Jackson State | James Zener grabs the board | 70-80 |
| 02:43 | Jackson State | Greg Johnson picks off the pass by William Cummings | 70-80 |
| 02:28 | Southern | Greg Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Beau Frank | 70-83 |
| 02:17 | Jackson State | William Cummings hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Saladino | 72-83 |
| 01:56 | Southern | Mark Poindexter knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Greg Johnson and he's hacked by James Zener - foul #4 on James Zener, team foul #10 | 72-85 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Bernie Tabb (PG), Joshua Melvin (SG), Curtis Kelly (PF), Gary Farris (C) Brandon Saladino, Ronald Houghton, James Zener, David Stern | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Waldron (PG), Randy Tapscott (SG), Edward Alston (PF), Domingo Gutierrez (C) Greg Johnson, Beau Frank, Paki Ali, Homer Lewis | |
| 01:56 | Southern | Mark Poindexter misses the free throw | 72-85 |
| 01:56 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly snags the defensive board | 72-85 |
| 01:47 | Jackson State | Curtis Kelly is whistled for traveling | 72-85 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Marvin Davis (SF) Bernie Tabb | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:29 | Southern | The short jumper by Steven Waldron is denied by Curtis Kelly | 72-85 |
| 01:28 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Waldron | 72-85 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Steven Waldron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Gary Farris - foul #4 on Gary Farris, team foul #11 | 72-85 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Steven Waldron makes the 1st free throw | 72-86 |
| 01:17 | Southern | Steven Waldron makes the 2nd free throw | 72-87 |
| 01:02 | Jackson State | Marvin Davis hits the finger roll | 74-87 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Southern | Steven Waldron makes the turnaround near the basket | 74-89 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Jackson State | William Cummings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 74-89 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Domingo Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 74-89 |
| 00:00 | Southern | Steven Waldron runs out the clock | 74-89 |