| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Nicholas Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Scott (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mattie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lavern Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Pollock inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | James Lawson is called for the reach on John Pollock - foul #3 on James Lawson, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Grover Taylor (SF) James Lawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | John Aponte hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Smith and he's fouled by Nicholas Stewart - foul #3 on Nicholas Stewart, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (PG) Nicholas Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the free throw | 27-40 |
| 19:23 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Lavern Moore | 27-40 |
| 19:10 | Fairfield | George Barnes is fouled on the floor by Clifford Smith - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Rice | 27-40 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith pulls down the rebound | 27-40 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Grover Taylor - foul #3 on Grover Taylor, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran (SG), Daniel Peters (SF), Patrick Cain (C) Mark Scott, Grover Taylor, Lavern Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:37 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 18:17 | Fairfield | The jumper by George Barnes is denied by Ronald Rice | 27-40 |
| 18:16 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 27-40 |
| 17:53 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Aponte - foul #2 on John Aponte, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Mark Scott (SG) Nathaniel Mattie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, John Pollock, Clifford Smith | |
| 17:53 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:53 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Peters | 29-40 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Rodger Newell | 29-42 |
| 17:11 | Fairfield | The short jumper by George Barnes is denied by Mark Bascom | 29-42 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Scott - foul #2 on Mark Scott, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie (PF), Lavern Moore (C) Jonathon Holleran, Patrick Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle (C) Ronald Rice | |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Aponte | 29-45 |
| 16:37 | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | John Aponte hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 32-47 |
| 16:02 | Fairfield | George Barnes banks in the layup | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - George Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Mattie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lavern Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-47 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Hunt | 34-47 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle is wide open and dunks the ball | 34-49 |
| 14:43 | Fairfield | A charge is called on Nathaniel Mattie - foul #3 on Nathaniel Mattie, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), Grover Taylor (SG), James Lawson (SF), Jonathon Holleran (PF), Travis O'Neil (C) George Barnes, Mark Scott, Daniel Peters, Nathaniel Mattie, Lavern Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | John Pollock is open and buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from John Aponte | 34-51 |
| 14:12 | Fairfield | James Lawson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | John Pollock hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Rice | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:38 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathon Holleran | 37-53 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Nicholas Stewart steps in front of the John Pollock pass in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 13:29 | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart jams it | 39-53 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice lays it in set up by John Aponte and he's hacked by Nicholas Stewart - foul #4 on Nicholas Stewart, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie (PF), Patrick Cain (C) Nicholas Stewart, Travis O'Neil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG) John Aponte | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the free throw | 39-55 |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-55 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | John Pollock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lawson - foul #4 on James Lawson, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (PG), Mark Scott (SG) Jonathon Holleran, James Lawson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Randy Poulin, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 12:04 | Fairfield | George Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-56 |
| 12:03 | Fairfield | Patrick Cain can't tip it in | 39-56 |
| 12:01 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Mattie | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Rodger Newell is called for the reach on Grover Taylor - foul #2 on Rodger Newell, team foul #3 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Lavern Moore (PF), Travis O'Neil (C) Nathaniel Mattie, Patrick Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), Randy Poulin (SG) Rodger Newell, John Pollock | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - George Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Grover Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lavern Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Travis O'Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Fairfield | Mark Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by George Barnes - foul #2 on George Barnes, team foul #8 | 39-56 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 11:35 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-56 |
| 11:21 | Fairfield | George Barnes travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Grover Taylor steals the ball from John Aponte in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| 11:08 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil tips it but misses | 39-56 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle gets the rebound | 39-56 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by John Aponte | 39-59 |
| 10:28 | Fairfield | Mark Scott is called for a charge - foul #3 on Mark Scott, team foul #9 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie (PF), Patrick Cain (C) Lavern Moore, Travis O'Neil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Randy Poulin, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 39-61 |
| 10:01 | Fairfield | Nathaniel Mattie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Pollock | 39-61 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | John Aponte is hacked by Mark Scott in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Scott, team foul #10 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran (SG), Daniel Peters (SF) Mark Scott, Grover Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 09:49 | Fairfield | George Barnes misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 09:47 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran misses the tip | 39-63 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice can't finish the layup | 39-63 |
| 09:28 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters grabs the board | 39-63 |
| 09:11 | Fairfield | John Aponte takes the ball from Daniel Peters | 39-63 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice drills a fadeaway from close range | 39-65 |
| 08:23 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Barnes | 41-65 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Pollock | 41-67 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran double dribbles | 41-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nicholas Stewart (PG), Mark Scott (SG), James Lawson (SF), Lavern Moore (PF), Travis O'Neil (C) George Barnes, Jonathon Holleran, Daniel Peters, Nathaniel Mattie, Patrick Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Aponte, John Pollock, Clifford Smith, Ronald Rice | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Nicholas Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lavern Moore (fresh) 4 reb. C - Travis O'Neil (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the right block | 41-67 |
| 07:25 | Fairfield | Travis O'Neil grabs the defensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 07:21 | Fairfield | Mark Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nicholas Stewart | 44-67 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom tips it back up and in | 44-69 |
| 06:45 | Fairfield | Mark Scott buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-69 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gilbert Hunt | 47-72 |
| 05:55 | Fairfield | Gilbert Hunt steals the ball from Lavern Moore | 47-72 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Michael Carlyle | 47-74 |
| 05:08 | Fairfield | Mark Scott misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Hunt - foul #1 on Gilbert Hunt, team foul #4 | 47-74 |
| Subs | Fairfield | George Barnes (PG), Grover Taylor (SF), Jonathon Holleran (PF) Nicholas Stewart, James Lawson, Travis O'Neil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (PG), John Pollock (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom, Michael Carlyle | |
| 05:08 | Fairfield | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:08 | Fairfield | Mark Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith snags the defensive board | 48-74 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | John Pollock travels with the ball | 48-74 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Peters (SF) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:30 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Daniel Peters is denied by John Pollock | 48-74 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | John Pollock gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin hits a wide open jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Aponte | 48-76 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore's floater is tipped away by Clifford Smith | 48-76 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Rice | 48-76 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - George Barnes (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Grover Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathon Holleran (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lavern Moore (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Aponte (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Randy Poulin (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the easy dunk attempt | 48-76 |
| 03:37 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran pulls down the rebound | 48-76 |
| 03:31 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lavern Moore and he's hacked by John Pollock - foul #2 on John Pollock, team foul #5 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Patrick Cain (C) Lavern Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG) Randy Poulin | |
| 03:31 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters makes the free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | John Aponte is fouled in the backcourt by George Barnes - foul #3 on George Barnes, team foul #11 | 51-76 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 03:07 | Fairfield | Jonathon Holleran misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-78 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Rice | 51-78 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | John Aponte can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 51-78 |
| 02:45 | Fairfield | George Barnes grabs the board | 51-78 |
| 02:41 | Fairfield | Daniel Peters comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-78 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 51-78 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodger Newell, team foul #6 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) John Pollock, Clifford Smith | |
| 02:27 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor knocks in the shot from the left wing | 53-78 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Aponte and the foul's on George Barnes - foul #4 on George Barnes, team foul #12 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Lavern Moore (PF) Daniel Peters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle (C) Ronald Rice | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the free throw | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Fairfield | Grover Taylor comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom snags the defensive board | 53-81 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-81 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the tip | 53-81 |
| 01:17 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Lavern Moore | 53-81 |
| 01:05 | Fairfield | George Barnes drills a 3 from the right wing | 56-81 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Jonathon Holleran is called for the reach on Mark Bascom - foul #1 on Jonathon Holleran, team foul #13 | 56-81 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Peters (SF) Patrick Cain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (SG), John Pollock (SF), Ronald Rice (C) Rodger Newell, Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses the 1st free throw | 56-81 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Fairfield | Lavern Moore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lavern Moore, team foul #14 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF) Mark Bascom | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathon Holleran - foul #2 on Jonathon Holleran, team foul #15 | 56-82 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | John Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 56-82 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Aponte runs out the clock | 56-82 |