| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bona (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Wolfenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Washington (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Pollock inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | John Aponte tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 19:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | John Aponte comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:26 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Rodger Newell | 32-29 |
| 17:46 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is whistled for a carry | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher (PF) Eddie Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:03 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Leonard Belcher - foul #1 on Leonard Belcher, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (PG), Robert Price (SF) Edward Watt, Michael Bona | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Mark Bascom (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Donald Clayton, Michael Carlyle | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:22 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 16:20 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 16:03 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price snags the offensive board | 37-31 |
| 15:46 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Pollock | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Warren Frank (fresh) SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Price (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leonard Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Washington (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Travis Washington swats the layup by John Aponte | 37-31 |
| 15:22 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Price | 39-31 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-31 |
| 14:44 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:25 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn's pass is intercepted by John Pollock | 39-31 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled on the floor by Warren Frank - foul #1 on Warren Frank, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Michael Bona (SF), Eddie Wolfenbarger (PF), Eric Sosebee (C) Warren Frank, Harvey Claborn, Leonard Belcher, Travis Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), Donald Clayton (SF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, John Pollock, Ronald Rice | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mark Bascom | 39-33 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Edward Watt is called for the reach on Rodger Newell - foul #3 on Edward Watt, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the shot from the left block | 39-33 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is fouled on the floor by Robert Price - foul #2 on Robert Price, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn (SG) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | John Aponte pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | John Aponte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington (C) Eric Sosebee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Mark Bascom | |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 11:40 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Bona (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Wolfenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Washington (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 41-35 |
| 11:14 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:45 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle is fouled on the floor by Eddie Wolfenbarger - foul #2 on Eddie Wolfenbarger, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank (PG), Robert Price (SF), Leonard Belcher (PF) Edward Watt, Michael Bona, Eddie Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Mark Bascom (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Donald Clayton, Michael Carlyle | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses the dunk | 41-35 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 09:41 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price scores on a shot from the left side set up by Warren Frank | 43-35 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) John Pollock | |
| 09:11 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Price | 46-35 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses the lay-in | 46-35 |
| 08:40 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:33 | Cal State Northridge | Warren Frank is fouled on the floor by Rodger Newell - foul #2 on Rodger Newell, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG), Michael Bona (SF), Eric Sosebee (C) Warren Frank, Harvey Claborn, Travis Washington | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (PF) Ronald Rice | |
| 08:13 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee loses the dribble to John Aponte | 46-35 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt lays it in set up by John Aponte | 46-37 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 07:20 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Bona (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Belcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Sosebee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Donald Clayton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Bascom (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gilbert Hunt - foul #2 on Gilbert Hunt, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn (SG), Eddie Wolfenbarger (PF) Robert Price, Leonard Belcher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Mark Bascom | |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 07:06 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Sosebee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the floater from the left side set up by John Pollock | 48-39 |
| 06:30 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Donald Clayton is denied by Eric Sosebee | 48-39 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | John Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | John Aponte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price (SF), Travis Washington (C) Michael Bona, Eric Sosebee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Mark Bascom (PF) Gilbert Hunt, Donald Clayton | |
| 05:21 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-39 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | John Pollock knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Aponte | 48-41 |
| 04:58 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-41 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the easy layup | 48-41 |
| 04:38 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Mark Bascom takes the ball from Eddie Wolfenbarger | 48-41 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-43 |
| 03:47 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 03:45 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Price gets the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | John Aponte snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | John Pollock buries a jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Edward Watt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Harvey Claborn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddie Wolfenbarger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Washington (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harvey Claborn and he's fouled by Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Mark Bascom, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona (SF) Edward Watt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SG), Donald Clayton (SF), Ronald Rice (C) John Aponte, John Pollock, Michael Carlyle | |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher (PF) Eddie Wolfenbarger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton banks in the layup set up by Gilbert Hunt and he's fouled by Harvey Claborn - foul #2 on Harvey Claborn, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF) Ronald Rice | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:25 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt (PG) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle (C) Mark Bascom | |
| 02:10 | Cal State Northridge | Leonard Belcher can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Watt and he's hacked by John Pollock - foul #4 on John Pollock, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger (PF) Leonard Belcher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Bona misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Rodger Newell and he's fouled by Michael Bona - foul #2 on Michael Bona, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | Travis Washington is hacked by Michael Carlyle - foul #2 on Michael Carlyle, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn is fouled on the floor by Rodger Newell - foul #3 on Rodger Newell, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Harvey Claborn misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle misses long on a shot in the paint | 53-51 |
| 00:11 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Eddie Wolfenbarger | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger is fouled in the backcourt by John Aponte - foul #2 on John Aponte, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:09 | Cal State Northridge | Eddie Wolfenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Aponte | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt is hacked by John Aponte in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Aponte, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:02 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Pollock can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-54 |