| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Furey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Burr (fresh) PF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Davey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Thomas Burr inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Columbia | Micheal Hall steals the ball from Ken Furey | 34-40 |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is fouled on the floor by Frank Anderson - foul #1 on Frank Anderson, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey misses the floater from the right side | 34-40 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Thomas Allen gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Thomas Burr is denied on a layup by Frank Summers | 34-40 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Decker | 34-42 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Frank Anderson is alone and throws it down | 36-42 |
| 18:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Allen steps in front of the Randall Lyons pass | 36-42 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | William Lawson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Frank Summers - foul #1 on Frank Summers, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (SG), Max Mason (SF), Matthew Johnson (C) Ken Furey, Thomas Burr, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (PG), George Foster (SG), Michael Dinger (SF), William Bowen (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Micheal Hall, Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| 18:08 | Columbia | William Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | William Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Anderson | 36-42 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Thomas Rake steals the ball from Frank Anderson | 36-42 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Frank Anderson is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Lawson | 38-45 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger travels with the ball | 38-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Peoples (SG), Thomas Allen (C) William Lawson, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG) Thomas Rake | |
| 16:53 | Columbia | George Foster steps in front of the Jarrett Carr pass in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | George Foster's floater is tipped away by Thomas Allen | 38-45 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-45 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Jarrett Carr - foul #2 on Jarrett Carr, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ken Furey (SG), Dustin Austin (SF) Jarrett Carr, Max Mason | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) George Foster, William Bowen, Bruce Barnes | |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Austin | 40-46 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Peoples is called for the reach on Frank Summers - foul #1 on Donald Peoples, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Anderson (PF) Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG) Michael Dinger | |
| 15:50 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Donald Peoples (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ken Furey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dustin Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Davey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Ken Furey is hacked by Randall Lyons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Lyons, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Burr (SF), Zachary Herron (C) Ken Furey, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG) Micheal Hall | |
| 15:24 | Columbia | Thomas Burr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 15:23 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Frank Anderson grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Dustin Austin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dustin Austin, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (PG), Ken Furey (SG), Max Mason (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF) Donald Peoples, Dustin Austin, Thomas Burr, Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Foster (SG), Bruce Barnes (SF), William Bowen (PF) Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, Thomas Decker | |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jarrett Carr steals the ball from Bruce Barnes | 40-46 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 14:23 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Zachary Herron pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | Max Mason misses the lay-in | 42-46 |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson tips it back up and in | 44-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers is denied on a layup by Matthew Johnson | 44-46 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Zachary Herron snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | Max Mason snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Max Mason misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Max Mason grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | Ken Furey is called for traveling | 44-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Lawson (PG), Donald Peoples (SG), Thomas Burr (SF), Frank Anderson (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Jarrett Carr, Ken Furey, Max Mason, Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Michael Dinger (C) Rafael Beaudry, George Foster, Bruce Barnes, William Bowen, Frank Summers | |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Anderson | 44-46 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | Frank Anderson pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Frank Anderson scores on a 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Peoples (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Burr (fresh) PF - Frank Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Davey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Dinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Thomas Allen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Austin (SF) Thomas Burr | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Donald Peoples misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Frank Anderson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Lawson and the foul's on Michael Dinger - foul #3 on Michael Dinger, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ken Furey (SG), Matthew Johnson (C) Donald Peoples, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (SG), William Bowen (C) Randall Lyons, Michael Dinger | |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Frank Anderson makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Decker | 50-51 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Dustin Austin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Allen (C) Frank Anderson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Foster (SG), Frank Summers (C) Micheal Hall, Thomas Decker | |
| 09:39 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Marvin Davey | 50-53 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Lawson | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Foster | 53-56 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Ken Furey knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Frank Summers, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (PG), Donald Peoples (SG), Thomas Burr (SF), Zachary Herron (PF), Max Mason (C) William Lawson, Ken Furey, Dustin Austin, Matthew Johnson, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Michael Dinger (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Thomas Rake, George Foster, Marvin Davey, William Bowen, Frank Summers | |
| 08:07 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Zachary Herron misses the tip | 55-56 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is hacked by Jarrett Carr - foul #3 on Jarrett Carr, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Randall Lyons, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jarrett Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Peoples (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Burr (fresh) PF - Zachary Herron (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Max Mason (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randall Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Dinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Decker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Max Mason hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Peoples and he's hacked by Micheal Hall - foul #2 on Micheal Hall, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Max Mason misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons's pass is intercepted by Jarrett Carr | 58-56 |
| 06:59 | Columbia | Zachary Herron loses the dribble to Micheal Hall | 58-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Randall Lyons | 58-59 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-59 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Randall Lyons | 58-59 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 06:01 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes tips it in | 58-61 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Donald Peoples is called for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Lawson (PG), Ken Furey (SG), Filip Drinski (SF), Frank Anderson (PF), Matthew Johnson (C) Jarrett Carr, Donald Peoples, Thomas Burr, Max Mason, Zachary Herron | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), George Foster (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (PF), Frank Summers (C) Micheal Hall, Randall Lyons, Michael Dinger, Thomas Decker, Bruce Barnes | |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Rafael Beaudry, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Austin (SF) Filip Drinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Ken Furey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dustin Austin picks off the pass by Marvin Davey | 58-61 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Ken Furey banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Austin | 60-61 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Frank Anderson | 60-61 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | William Lawson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 04:06 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ken Furey steals the ball from Marvin Davey | 60-61 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Ken Furey jams it | 62-61 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | George Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 03:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Lawson (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ken Furey (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Dustin Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Frank Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Rafael Beaudry (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - George Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Davey (tiring) 3 pts. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Summers (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Foster and the foul's on Dustin Austin - foul #2 on Dustin Austin, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (SG), Filip Drinski (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Ken Furey, Dustin Austin, Matthew Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Thomas Rake (SG), Thomas Decker (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Rafael Beaudry, George Foster, William Bowen, Frank Summers | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey makes the free throw | 62-64 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the dunk but he's fouled by Bruce Barnes - foul #1 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Peoples (SG) William Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger (SF) Marvin Davey | |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Thomas Allen makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Thomas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Allen steals the ball from Thomas Decker | 64-64 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Jarrett Carr misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 64-67 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bruce Barnes | 64-67 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Lawson (PG), Ken Furey (SG), Thomas Burr (SF) Jarrett Carr, Donald Peoples, Filip Drinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Frank Summers (C) Thomas Rake, Michael Dinger, Bruce Barnes | |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Randall Lyons and he's hacked by Thomas Burr - foul #1 on Thomas Burr, team foul #7 | 64-69 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Thomas Allen double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-70 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons is fouled on the floor by William Lawson - foul #2 on William Lawson, team foul #8 | 64-70 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Columbia | Frank Summers steps in front of the William Lawson pass | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is fouled in the backcourt by William Lawson - foul #3 on William Lawson, team foul #9 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger (SF), Bruce Barnes (PF) Marvin Davey, Thomas Decker | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Frank Anderson snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Frank Anderson clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-73 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is fouled in the backcourt by William Lawson - foul #4 on William Lawson, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Thomas Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jarrett Carr (PG), Donald Peoples (SG), Max Mason (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) William Lawson, Ken Furey, Thomas Burr, Frank Anderson, Thomas Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Thomas Rake (SG), William Bowen (PF) Micheal Hall, Randall Lyons, Frank Summers | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Dinger scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Thomas Rake | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | William Bowen is called for the reach on Max Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Bowen, team foul #9 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Foster (SG) Thomas Rake | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Max Mason misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes grabs the board | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry runs out the clock | 64-76 |