| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Luther Baker (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Burpo (fresh) SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) SF - Terry Harris (fresh) PF - Harold Wise (fresh) C - Brian McCright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Anderson Zwagerman is blocked by Brian McCright | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UCLA | The short jumper by Brian McCright is denied by Joseph Walborn | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | UCLA | David Burpo grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | UCLA | David Burpo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Norbert Kordowski | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Louis Haley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Walborn | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | UCLA | Jonathan Griffin takes the ball from David Burpo after a doubleteam | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Luther Baker can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 17:44 | UCLA | Terry Harris pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:24 | UCLA | Joseph Walborn is called for the reach on Brian McCright - foul #1 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:08 | UCLA | Brian McCright's dunk attempt is rejected by Luther Baker | 3-3 |
| 17:06 | UCLA | Brian McCright tips it but misses | 3-3 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anderson Zwagerman | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Luther Baker comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 3-3 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn gets the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | David Burpo takes the ball from Joseph Walborn | 3-3 |
| 16:23 | UCLA | Harold Wise lays it up and in on a great pass from David Burpo | 3-5 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Terry Harris picks off the pass by Luther Baker | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) PF - Luther Baker (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Burpo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) PF - Harold Wise (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian McCright (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski hits the easy wide open finger roll | 3-7 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | UCLA | Brian McCright gets the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:50 | UCLA | David Burpo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:48 | UCLA | Harold Wise misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin pulls down the rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Joseph Walborn is denied by Brian McCright | 3-7 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | Louis Haley tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 14:02 | UCLA | David Burpo is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Norbert Kordowski is called for the reach on Jonathan Griffin - foul #1 on Norbert Kordowski, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Kevin Barb (SG), James Cobb (SF), James Oppenheim (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | UCLA | Byron Arno (SG), Charles Winer (SF) Norbert Kordowski, Terry Harris | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 13:16 | UCLA | Brian McCright pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Brian McCright is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by David Burpo out of the doubleteam | 5-9 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | David Burpo picks off the pass by Angel Lombardi | 5-9 |
| 12:49 | UCLA | Byron Arno lays it in on a nice dish by David Burpo | 5-11 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | James Cobb misses the easy layup | 5-11 |
| 12:28 | UCLA | Brian McCright grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 12:07 | UCLA | David Burpo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi is fouled in the backcourt by David Burpo - foul #1 on David Burpo, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Joseph Walborn (C) Angel Lombardi, Kevin Barb, James Cobb, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (PG), Terry Harris (SF) David Burpo, Brian McCright | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Haley | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Norbert Kordowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Byron Arno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) PF - Harold Wise (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Winer (fresh) | |
| 11:09 | UCLA | Charles Winer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Louis Haley | 10-13 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Charles Winer hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Walborn - foul #2 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (PF), Nicholas Romaine (C) James Oppenheim, Joseph Walborn | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Burpo (PG), Brian McCright (C) Byron Arno, Terry Harris | |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Charles Winer makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:16 | UCLA | Charles Winer misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Louis Haley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (SF) Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:35 | UCLA | The refs have stopped play. Brian McCright is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Byron Arno (SF), Nicholas Peters (C) Charles Winer, Brian McCright | |
| 09:24 | UCLA | David Burpo connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Wise | 10-17 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Luther Baker drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Louis Haley is called for the reach on Byron Arno - foul #1 on Louis Haley, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF) Louis Haley, James Cobb | |
| Subs | UCLA | Terry Harris (SF) Norbert Kordowski | |
| 08:18 | UCLA | Anderson Zwagerman swats the layup by Nicholas Peters | 12-17 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 12-17 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Luther Baker knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin and the foul's on Nicholas Peters - foul #1 on Nicholas Peters, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Barb (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Winer (C) Nicholas Peters | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Nicholas Romaine takes the ball from Harold Wise | 15-17 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Nicholas Romaine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 15-17 |
| 07:26 | UCLA | Harold Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) SG - Kevin Barb (fresh) SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luther Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Romaine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Burpo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Byron Arno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) PF - Harold Wise (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Winer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | UCLA | Byron Arno lays it in | 15-19 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), James Oppenheim (PF) Angel Lombardi, Kevin Barb, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (SG) Byron Arno | |
| 06:39 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 15-19 |
| 06:38 | UCLA | Harold Wise grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 06:15 | UCLA | David Burpo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Oppenheim | 15-19 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-19 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the offensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 05:33 | UCLA | Terry Harris gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 05:06 | UCLA | Harold Wise can't finish the uncontested layup | 15-19 |
| 05:04 | UCLA | Charles Winer tips it in | 15-21 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 15-21 |
| 04:42 | UCLA | Terry Harris gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 04:24 | UCLA | Charles Winer scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-23 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Louis Haley clanks a 3 from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 03:56 | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 03:36 | UCLA | Charles Winer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Winer, team foul #4 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), Kevin Barb (SG), James Cobb (SF), Luther Baker (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, James Oppenheim, Nicholas Romaine | |
| Subs | UCLA | Byron Arno (SG), Ryan Salter (PF), Nicholas Peters (C) Norbert Kordowski, Harold Wise, Charles Winer | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Luther Baker tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) SG - Kevin Barb (fresh) SF - James Cobb (fresh) PF - Luther Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - David Burpo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Byron Arno (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Salter (fresh) C - Nicholas Peters (fresh) | |
| 02:42 | UCLA | Byron Arno can't throw it down | 17-23 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Cobb | 17-23 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-23 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Walborn | 17-23 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | David Burpo blocks the short jumper by Luther Baker | 17-23 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Luther Baker snags the offensive board | 17-23 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi is fouled on the floor by David Burpo - foul #2 on David Burpo, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG) Angel Lombardi, Kevin Barb | |
| Subs | UCLA | Norbert Kordowski (PG), Charles Winer (SF), Harold Wise (PF), Brian McCright (C) David Burpo, Terry Harris, Ryan Salter, Nicholas Peters | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses the lay-in | 17-23 |
| 01:28 | UCLA | Brian McCright snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Charles Winer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Cobb - foul #1 on James Cobb, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman (SF) James Cobb | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Charles Winer misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Charles Winer makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Luther Baker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Louis Haley - foul #2 on Louis Haley, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF) Luther Baker | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | Brian McCright misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Brian McCright swats the dunk try by Anderson Zwagerman | 20-24 |