| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Rice (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Sanon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Ivan Zeyer is called for the reach on Jared Sermons - foul #1 on Ivan Zeyer, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #2 | 28-22 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Ronald Russell knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ivan Zeyer | 29-24 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wesley Malcolm | 31-24 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Buddy Waterhouse and the foul's on Steven Rice - foul #2 on Steven Rice, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jesus Garcia - foul #1 on Jesus Garcia, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Ronald Russell steps in front of the Wesley Malcolm pass | 33-29 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jesus Garcia can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons lays it up and in | 35-29 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jared Sermons | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jared Sermons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Sanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zeyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jesus Garcia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi | Steven Rice misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Jesus Garcia buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Buddy Waterhouse | 37-31 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Russell steps in front of the Raymond Berry pass | 37-31 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Ronald Russell lays it in | 37-33 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Steven Rice - foul #3 on Steven Rice, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner (SG), William Augustine (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF) Steven Rice, Jared Sermons, Michael Sanon | |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Lee Parker (SG), Harold Cunningham (SF), David Pollard (PF), Richard Stull (C) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Ivan Zeyer, Jesus Garcia, Daniel Lamarr | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 37-33 |
| 13:28 | Houston | David Pollard tips it home | 37-35 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry comes up short on the floater from the left side | 37-35 |
| 12:57 | Houston | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:42 | Houston | David Wilson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (PG) Wesley Malcolm | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry hits a jump hook from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 12:04 | Houston | David Pollard is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Pollard, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Augustine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Berry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Cunningham (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stull (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Raymond Berry swats the layup by Richard Stull | 41-35 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Richard Stull swats the short shot by Raymond Berry | 41-35 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 10:59 | Houston | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 10:55 | Houston | David Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG), Jared Sermons (SF), Michael Sanon (PF) Steven Rice, William Augustine, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Richard Waldrep (C) David Wilson, Lee Parker, David Pollard | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Cunningham - foul #4 on Harold Cunningham, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (SG) Gordon Zentner | |
| Subs | Houston | Ivan Zeyer (SF), Jesus Garcia (PF) Harold Cunningham, Richard Stull | |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Jesus Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Green (C) Raymond Berry | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Lamarr (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | James Green misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ivan Zeyer - foul #2 on Ivan Zeyer, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse is fouled on the floor by Steven Rice - foul #4 on Steven Rice, team foul #3 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner (SG) Steven Rice | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:21 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lamarr | 45-35 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Ronald Russell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Jesus Garcia picks off the pass by Jared Sermons | 45-35 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ivan Zeyer | 45-38 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons buries a jumper from the right side set up by Gordon Zentner | 47-38 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-38 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | James Green gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Sermons (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Sanon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zeyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jesus Garcia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons hits the finger roll | 49-38 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Sermons | 49-38 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Ronald Russell steps in front of the Gordon Zentner pass | 49-38 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-38 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Michael Sanon grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (PG), William Augustine (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF), Raymond Berry (C) Wesley Malcolm, Jared Sermons, Michael Sanon, James Green | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF), David Pollard (PF), Richard Stull (C) Ivan Zeyer, Jesus Garcia, Daniel Lamarr | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Steven Rice clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 05:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Stull | 49-38 |
| 05:22 | Houston | David Pollard misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Rice - foul #5 on Steven Rice, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG) Steven Rice | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:22 | Houston | David Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 05:22 | Houston | David Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gordon Zentner | 52-40 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Harold Cunningham travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Sanon (PF) Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Lee Parker (SG) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Richard Stull - foul #2 on Richard Stull, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jared Sermons (SF) William Augustine | |
| Subs | Houston | Ivan Zeyer (SF) Harold Cunningham | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons gets the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Raymond Berry lays it up and in on a great pass from Jared Sermons | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses short on a shot from the left side | 54-40 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Zentner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - Michael Sanon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Berry (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Parker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Pollard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stull (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Lee Parker is fouled on the floor by Gordon Zentner - foul #2 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Augustine (SF), Mauricio Russo (PF), James Green (C) Jared Sermons, Michael Sanon, Raymond Berry | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF), Richard Waldrep (C) Ivan Zeyer, David Pollard | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Richard Stull comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Harold Cunningham connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 54-42 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | William Augustine tips it in | 56-42 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Lee Parker misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Gordon Zentner - foul #3 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (PF) Richard Stull | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Lee Parker makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Lee Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | James Green grabs the board | 56-43 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Pollard - foul #3 on David Pollard, team foul #9 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stull (C) Richard Waldrep | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 01:42 | Houston | David Wilson's pass is intercepted by William Augustine | 58-43 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Richard Stull pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 01:06 | Houston | David Wilson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Richard Stull tips it in | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm hits a turnaround from the baseline | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | James Green denies the turnaround by David Pollard | 60-45 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | James Green gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Lee Parker - foul #1 on Lee Parker, team foul #10 | 60-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Richard Stull grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Richard Stull misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm runs out the clock | 61-45 |