| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) SG - Franjo Urbanski (fresh) SF - Austin Tolliver (fresh) PF - Hugo Kardos (fresh) C - Donald Spivey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Richard Manning (fresh) C - Andrew Cape (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Hugo Kardos | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | American U. | Robert Linn is hacked by Michael Knuckles - foul #1 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm is called for traveling | 5-0 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Knuckles | 8-0 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Michael Chisholm can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Spivey - foul #1 on Donald Spivey, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (PG), John Bell (SF), Okon Africa (PF), Leslie Orr (C) Robert Linn, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning, Andrew Cape | |
| 17:57 | American U. | Michael Chisholm makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 17:57 | American U. | Michael Chisholm makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Leslie Orr steps in front of the Michael Knuckles pass | 8-2 |
| 17:24 | American U. | Michael Chisholm connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Erb | 8-5 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-5 |
| 17:07 | American U. | Okon Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Michael Chisholm scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Leslie Orr | 8-8 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Franjo Urbanski | 11-8 |
| 16:27 | American U. | Michael Chisholm is called for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Daniel Ouellette (SG), Joseph Tate (SF) Michael Chisholm, John Bell, Okon Africa | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-8 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-8 |
| 15:44 | American U. | John Erb grabs the board | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Urbanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugo Kardos (fairly fresh) C - Donald Spivey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) SG - Daniel Ouellette (fresh) SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) PF - Leslie Orr (fresh) 1 ast. C - John Erb (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 15:31 | American U. | Joseph Tate buries a jumper from the right block set up by Robert Linn | 11-10 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Robert Linn is called for the reach on Michael Knuckles - foul #1 on Robert Linn, team foul #1 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (SG), Richard Manning (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Daniel Ouellette, Leslie Orr, John Erb | |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:48 | American U. | Joseph Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:32 | American U. | Richard Manning can't finish the layup | 11-10 |
| 14:30 | American U. | Robert Linn can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos is whistled for traveling | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (C) Donald Spivey | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Okon Africa (PF) Robert Linn, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning | |
| 14:03 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 14:01 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Cape | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | American U. | Michael Chisholm clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Austin Tolliver and he's hacked by Andrew Cape - foul #1 on Andrew Cape, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), Richard Manning (PF), Leslie Orr (C) Daniel Ouellette, John Bell, Okon Africa, Andrew Cape | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook misses the free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:26 | American U. | Leslie Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:08 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Donald Spivey (C) Michael Knuckles, Nicholas Brook | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (PF), Okon Africa (C) Richard Manning, Leslie Orr | |
| 12:30 | American U. | Michael Chisholm misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | American U. | Okon Africa grabs the offensive board | 13-10 |
| 12:24 | American U. | John Erb is hacked by Franjo Urbanski - foul #1 on Franjo Urbanski, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (SG), Richard Manning (PF) Michael Chisholm, Okon Africa | |
| 12:19 | American U. | Robert Linn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 13-10 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Spivey | 13-10 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (C) Donald Spivey | |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG), Leslie Orr (SF), Okon Africa (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Robert Linn, Daniel Ouellette, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning, John Erb | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Funchess (fresh) SG - Franjo Urbanski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Austin Tolliver (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) C - Nicholas Brook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - John Bell (fresh) SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leslie Orr (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Okon Africa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | American U. | Okon Africa drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Michael Chisholm is called for the reach on Franjo Urbanski - foul #1 on Michael Chisholm, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SF) John Bell, Okon Africa | |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver banks in the layup | 15-13 |
| 10:28 | American U. | Michael Chisholm makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Orr | 15-16 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Franjo Urbanski | 18-16 |
| 09:57 | American U. | Joseph Tate hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Linn | 18-19 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Robert Linn is called for the reach on James Funchess - foul #2 on Robert Linn, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson (PG), Donald Spivey (C) James Funchess, Nicholas Brook | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (PG), Daniel Ouellette (SG), John Bell (SF), Richard Manning (PF), Okon Africa (C) Robert Linn, Michael Chisholm, Joseph Tate, Leslie Orr, Andrew Cape | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver connects on the floater from the right block | 20-19 |
| 08:50 | American U. | John Erb buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Ouellette and he's fouled by Austin Tolliver - foul #1 on Austin Tolliver, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Villalpando (SF) Austin Tolliver | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Chisholm (SG), Joseph Tate (SF) Daniel Ouellette, Okon Africa | |
| 08:50 | American U. | John Erb misses the free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Michael Chisholm takes the ball from Franjo Urbanski | 20-21 |
| 08:19 | American U. | Bernard Pearson steals it from Michael Chisholm | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | John Bell is called for the reach on Bernard Pearson - foul #1 on John Bell, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (SF) William Villalpando | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Okon Africa (PF), Andrew Cape (C) John Bell, Richard Manning, John Erb | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bernard Pearson (fresh) SG - Franjo Urbanski (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Brook (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hugo Kardos (tiring) C - Donald Spivey (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Daniel Ouellette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Okon Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cape (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 07:05 | American U. | Okon Africa grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:00 | American U. | Michael Chisholm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 20-21 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Andrew Cape picks off the pass by Bernard Pearson | 20-21 |
| 05:53 | American U. | Andrew Cape is hacked by Donald Spivey - foul #2 on Donald Spivey, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Michael Hendrickson (C) Bernard Pearson, Nicholas Brook, Donald Spivey | |
| Subs | American U. | John Erb (PG), John Bell (SF), Richard Manning (PF), Leslie Orr (C) Michael Chisholm, Joseph Tate, Okon Africa, Andrew Cape | |
| 05:44 | American U. | John Erb misses the shot in the paint | 20-21 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | James Funchess snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski is hacked by Daniel Ouellette - foul #1 on Daniel Ouellette, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | American U. | Joseph Tate (SF) Daniel Ouellette | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski can't throw it down | 20-21 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Hugo Kardos snags the offensive board | 20-21 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | James Funchess can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 04:35 | American U. | Leslie Orr grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Joseph Tate can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Michael Hendrickson - foul #1 on Michael Hendrickson, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson (SG) Franjo Urbanski | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (PG), Michael Chisholm (SG) John Bell, John Erb | |
| 04:31 | American U. | Joseph Tate makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 04:31 | American U. | Joseph Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Richard Manning - foul #1 on Richard Manning, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Brook (PF) Hugo Kardos | |
| Subs | American U. | John Bell (PG), Andrew Cape (C) Daniel Ouellette, Joseph Tate | |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 03:49 | American U. | Nicholas Brook takes the ball from John Bell | 22-23 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | John Bell is called for the reach on Bernard Pearson - foul #2 on John Bell, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knuckles (PG), Donald Spivey (C) James Funchess, Michael Hendrickson | |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Linn (PG), Joseph Tate (SF), John Erb (PF), Okon Africa (C) John Bell, Leslie Orr, Richard Manning, Andrew Cape | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Knuckles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Austin Tolliver (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Brook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Spivey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Robert Linn (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Chisholm (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Joseph Tate (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Erb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Okon Africa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | American U. | Robert Linn misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 24-23 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Donald Spivey clanks a jump hook in the paint | 24-23 |
| 02:34 | American U. | John Erb snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Robert Linn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Knuckles - foul #3 on Michael Knuckles, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski (SG), William Villalpando (SF), Hugo Kardos (PF) Michael Knuckles, Austin Tolliver, Nicholas Brook | |
| Subs | American U. | Daniel Ouellette (SG), Richard Manning (PF), Andrew Cape (C) Michael Chisholm, John Erb, Okon Africa | |
| 02:20 | American U. | Robert Linn misses the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:20 | American U. | Robert Linn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Bernard Pearson makes the wide open jumper from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 01:48 | American U. | Andrew Cape misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 26-24 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Franjo Urbanski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 01:27 | American U. | The rebound goes to Richard Manning | 26-24 |
| 01:06 | American U. | Andrew Cape can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 26-24 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Richard Manning grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 00:56 | American U. | Andrew Cape is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Funchess (PG), Austin Tolliver (SF), Michael Hendrickson (C) Bernard Pearson, William Villalpando, Donald Spivey | |
| Subs | American U. | Michael Chisholm (SG), John Bell (SF), Leslie Orr (PF), John Erb (C) Daniel Ouellette, Joseph Tate, Richard Manning, Andrew Cape | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | James Funchess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | James Funchess tips it back up and in | 28-24 |
| 00:25 | American U. | John Bell knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Chisholm | 28-27 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Austin Tolliver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | American U. | John Erb gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | American U. | John Erb misses short on a halfcourt shot | 28-27 |