| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) SG - David Kennedy (fresh) SF - Terry Kearney (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) C - Ronald Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Homer Briggs and he's fouled by Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits the finger roll | 3-5 |
| 18:13 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams lays it in on a great pass from Terry Kearney | 5-5 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:56 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:41 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Barry Harness | 7-5 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | James Saunders buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gregory Torbett | 7-8 |
| 17:02 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney's fadeaway is rejected by Sergio Martinez | 7-8 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall is fouled on the floor by David Kennedy - foul #1 on David Kennedy, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ronald Williams - foul #1 on Ronald Williams, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) Terry Kearney, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Torbett steals the ball from Elwood Richardson | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kennedy (fresh) SF - Stanley Cooper (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elwood Richardson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Saunders | 7-12 |
| 15:35 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is hacked by Stanley Cooper - foul #1 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG), Charles Colby (SG), Robert Fodor (SF) Barry Harness, David Kennedy, Homer Briggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Sergio Martinez | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Scott Daley banks in the layup | 10-14 |
| 14:55 | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Scott Daley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Cooper - foul #2 on Stanley Cooper, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), Terry Kearney (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Charles Colby, Robert Fodor, Stanley Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Jonny Hall (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Scott Daley | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:19 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:07 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Lonnie Burrell - foul #2 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), William Starner (SF) Lonnie Burrell, Gregory Torbett | |
| 14:07 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:07 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the jump hook from the left block | 11-14 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks's layup is rejected by Elwood Richardson | 11-14 |
| 13:33 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy (SG), Homer Briggs (PF) Michael Hilton, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Sergio Martinez (C) William Starner, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 13:16 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-14 |
| 13:03 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 12:51 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Saunders - foul #1 on James Saunders, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams (C) Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) Thomas Horrocks | |
| 12:51 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:51 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Barry Harness picks off the pass by James Saunders | 16-14 |
| 12:19 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney is hacked by Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Fodor (SF) Terry Kearney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF) Jonny Hall | |
| 12:06 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 16-14 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Barry Harness - foul #1 on Barry Harness, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (PG) Barry Harness | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | James Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | James Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Michael Hilton (fresh) SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Fodor (fresh) PF - Homer Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy lays it up and in set up by Robert Fodor | 18-16 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Ronald Williams blocks the short jumper by James Saunders | 18-16 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett tips it in | 18-18 |
| 11:05 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams is hacked by Gregory Torbett - foul #1 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (SG), Joseph Honig (SF) David Kennedy, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Sergio Martinez | |
| 11:00 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Homer Briggs steals it from Scott Daley | 18-18 |
| 10:27 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Flinn - foul #1 on Timothy Flinn, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), Terry Kearney (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) Charles Colby, Joseph Honig, Robert Fodor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) James Saunders, Gregory Torbett | |
| 10:27 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:27 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 10:06 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Elwood Richardson | 20-18 |
| 09:42 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton drills a turnaround in the lane | 22-18 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's dunk attempt is rejected by Elwood Richardson | 22-18 |
| 09:14 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:56 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 22-18 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Starner | 22-18 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Scott Daley can't tip it in | 22-18 |
| 08:37 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:16 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 08:15 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 07:56 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton clanks a jump hook near the basket | 22-18 |
| 07:55 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:43 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Starner - foul #1 on William Starner, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (PG), David Kennedy (SG), Robert Fodor (SF), Ronald Williams (C) Barry Harness, Michael Hilton, Terry Kearney, Homer Briggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) Timothy Flinn, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 07:43 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:43 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Charles Colby (fresh) SG - David Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Fodor (fresh) PF - Elwood Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Charles Colby is called for the reach on Scott Daley - foul #1 on Charles Colby, team foul #6 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig (SF) Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Scott Daley clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Fodor - foul #1 on Robert Fodor, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Scott Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:04 | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-20 |
| 07:02 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams misses the tip | 23-20 |
| 07:01 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fodor | 23-20 |
| 06:44 | Northern Arizona | Robert Fodor misses badly on a floater from the left block | 23-20 |
| 06:42 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Fodor | 25-20 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is called for 5 seconds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness (PG), Homer Briggs (PF) Charles Colby, Joseph Honig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (PF) Scott Daley | |
| 05:52 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-20 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Torbett | 25-22 |
| 05:17 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Wilson Kaspar - foul #1 on Wilson Kaspar, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Joseph Honig (SF) Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:17 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:17 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar jams it on a nice dish by James Saunders | 27-24 |
| 04:48 | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Lawrence Dorsey | 27-24 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Sergio Martinez is blocked by Robert Fodor | 27-24 |
| 04:36 | Northern Arizona | Robert Fodor grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 04:32 | Northern Arizona | Homer Briggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-24 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton (SG), Terry Kearney (SF), Elwood Richardson (PF), Ronald Williams (C) David Kennedy, Joseph Honig, Homer Briggs, Robert Fodor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF) Wilson Kaspar, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett | |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Terry Kearney steps in front of the Sergio Martinez pass | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Barry Harness (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Kearney (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Elwood Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fresh) SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - William Starner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Sergio Martinez, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Jonny Hall (PF) Timothy Flinn, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 03:30 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:30 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sergio Martinez | 31-24 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks is fouled on the floor by Elwood Richardson - foul #1 on Elwood Richardson, team foul #8 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Stanley Cooper (PF) Elwood Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF) William Starner | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:14 | Northern Arizona | Ronald Williams grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 03:01 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Stanley Cooper swats the short shot by Gregory Torbett | 31-24 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 02:18 | Northern Arizona | Barry Harness clanks a shot from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses badly on a floater from the right block | 31-26 |
| 01:54 | Northern Arizona | Terry Kearney pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:50 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hilton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Michael Hilton is called for the reach on Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Michael Hilton, team foul #9 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | David Kennedy (SG), Robert Fodor (SF), Elwood Richardson (C) Barry Harness, Terry Kearney, Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Sergio Martinez | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Horrocks - foul #1 on Thomas Horrocks, team foul #11 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), William Starner (SF) Thomas Horrocks, Gregory Torbett | |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:10 | Northern Arizona | Elwood Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Saunders | 32-31 |
| 00:32 | Northern Arizona | Jonny Hall takes the ball from Elwood Richardson | 32-31 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #12 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Colby (PG), Homer Briggs (PF) Michael Hilton, Stanley Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF) Lonnie Burrell, William Starner, Jonny Hall | |
| 00:02 | Northern Arizona | The short jumper by David Kennedy is denied by Lawrence Dorsey | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Scott Daley comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-31 |