| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) SF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) PF - James Oppenheim (fresh) C - Luther Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) SG - Pete Howard (fresh) SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) C - Victor Alexander (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Luther Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Haley and he's fouled by Ernest Mares - foul #1 on Ernest Mares, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Chicago State | David Vita hits a 3 from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 2-3 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | David Vita misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Louis Haley | 4-3 |
| 18:20 | Chicago State | Pete Howard blows the dunk | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim is hacked by Ernest Mares - foul #2 on Ernest Mares, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (SF) Ernest Mares | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Anderson Zwagerman is denied by Craig Porter | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:38 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Griffin | 6-3 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Luther Baker knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Griffin | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Griffin - foul #1 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Jonathan Griffin, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 16:52 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:52 | Chicago State | Pete Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | James Reny makes the jumpshot from the right side | 10-5 |
| 16:16 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander can't finish the layup | 10-5 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jason Zidek | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) SG - James Reny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Hacker (fresh) PF - James Oppenheim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Porter (fresh) PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fairly fresh) C - Victor Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Angel Lombardi steps in front of the David Vita pass | 12-5 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | William Hacker blows the layup | 12-5 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Pete Howard steals it from William Hacker | 12-5 |
| 14:42 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson's fadeaway is rejected by William Hacker | 12-5 |
| 14:41 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:30 | Chicago State | David Vita clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 14:29 | Chicago State | Craig Porter grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:09 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Wilkerson takes the ball from James Oppenheim | 12-5 |
| 13:35 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 13:15 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:10 | Chicago State | Pete Howard travels with the ball | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Luther Baker (C) Angel Lombardi, James Reny, William Hacker, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Michaels (PG), Thomas Hornbeck (SF), Scott Swan (PF), Rex Harris (C) David Vita, Craig Porter, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Oppenheim | 14-8 |
| 12:55 | Chicago State | Pete Howard's floater is knocked away by James Oppenheim | 14-8 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Scott Swan is called for the reach on Jonathan Griffin - foul #1 on Scott Swan, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Griffin, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Trice (SG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:16 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck is fouled on the floor by James Oppenheim - foul #1 on James Oppenheim, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Reny (SF) James Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:05 | Chicago State | Pete Howard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is hacked by Rex Harris - foul #1 on Rex Harris, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Louis Haley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 11:46 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Trice (fresh) SF - James Reny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Baker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Keith Michaels (fresh) SG - Pete Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Hornbeck (fresh) PF - Scott Swan (fresh) C - Rex Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Chicago State | Pete Howard connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Keith Michaels | 14-13 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Louis Haley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 11:24 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:12 | Chicago State | Keith Michaels can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Luther Baker snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Gregory Trice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (SG), Jason Zidek (PF) Gregory Trice, James Reny | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 10:36 | Chicago State | Pete Howard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Swan | 14-15 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Scott Swan denies the turnaround by Anderson Zwagerman | 14-15 |
| 10:09 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:04 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-15 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek gets the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Luther Baker hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 09:16 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Reny (SG), William Hacker (SF), James Oppenheim (PF) Louis Haley, Anderson Zwagerman, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daryl Surrett (PG), David Vita (SG), Craig Porter (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Keith Michaels, Pete Howard, Thomas Hornbeck, Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim scores on a floater from the left side set up by Angel Lombardi and the foul's on Joseph Wilkerson - foul #1 on Joseph Wilkerson, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Trice (SG) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:33 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-15 |
| 08:31 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander tips it in | 19-17 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | David Vita takes the ball from Luther Baker | 19-17 |
| 07:47 | Chicago State | Craig Porter is called for a backcourt violation | 19-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (PF), Jason Zidek (C) Gregory Trice, William Hacker, James Oppenheim, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Daryl Surrett (fresh) SG - David Vita (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Craig Porter (fresh) PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman banks in the layup | 21-17 |
| 07:01 | Chicago State | David Vita knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daryl Surrett | 21-19 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is hacked by Daryl Surrett - foul #1 on Daryl Surrett, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG) Daryl Surrett | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on David Vita - foul #1 on David Vita, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luther Baker (C) Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SF), Scott Swan (PF) Craig Porter, Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-19 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luther Baker | 23-19 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Luther Baker blows the layup but he's fouled by Victor Alexander - foul #1 on Victor Alexander, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Trice (SG), William Hacker (SF), James Oppenheim (PF) Angel Lombardi, James Reny, Anderson Zwagerman | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Michaels (PG), Rex Harris (C) David Vita, Victor Alexander | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Luther Baker misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Luther Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:27 | Chicago State | Scott Swan's floater is tipped away by Luther Baker | 24-19 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Luther Baker grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Keith Michaels steals the ball from Louis Haley | 24-19 |
| 04:47 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Louis Haley - foul #1 on Louis Haley, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SG), Anderson Zwagerman (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Gregory Trice, William Hacker, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Craig Porter (C) Keith Michaels, Scott Swan, Rex Harris | |
| 04:47 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:47 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Joseph Wilkerson steps in front of the Anderson Zwagerman pass | 24-20 |
| 04:05 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 04:04 | Chicago State | Pete Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:54 | Chicago State | David Vita is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Vita, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG), Jonathan Griffin (SG) Angel Lombardi, James Oppenheim | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ernest Mares (SF), Victor Alexander (C) Thomas Hornbeck, Craig Porter | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek loses the dribble to Pete Howard | 24-20 |
| 03:36 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares banks in the layup on a nice dish by Pete Howard | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Louis Haley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Reny (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anderson Zwagerman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Zidek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - David Vita (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Pete Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Mares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-22 |
| 03:18 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 03:00 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses long on a jumper from the right block | 24-22 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Louis Haley snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-22 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Jason Zidek grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Pete Howard - foul #1 on Pete Howard, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Oppenheim (PF), Luther Baker (C) James Reny, Jason Zidek | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Keith Michaels (PG) David Vita | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 02:46 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 02:29 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the easy layup | 25-22 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman is fouled on the floor by Pete Howard - foul #2 on Pete Howard, team foul #11 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Craig Porter (PF) Joseph Wilkerson | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Anderson Zwagerman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:16 | Chicago State | Ernest Mares snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 01:57 | Chicago State | James Oppenheim swats the short shot by Ernest Mares | 26-22 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin is hacked by Ernest Mares - foul #3 on Ernest Mares, team foul #12 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Lombardi (PG), James Reny (SF), Jason Zidek (C) Louis Haley, Anderson Zwagerman, Luther Baker | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck (SG), Scott Swan (PF) Pete Howard, Ernest Mares | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Jonathan Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 01:15 | Chicago State | James Oppenheim steals it from Craig Porter | 28-22 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim blows the layup but he's hacked by Craig Porter - foul #1 on Craig Porter, team foul #13 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Vita (PG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Rex Harris (C) Keith Michaels, Scott Swan, Victor Alexander | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Oppenheim makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 00:35 | Chicago State | Thomas Hornbeck travels with the ball | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Haley (PG) Jonathan Griffin | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SG) Thomas Hornbeck | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Louis Haley is fouled in the backcourt by David Vita - foul #3 on David Vita, team foul #14 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Daryl Surrett (PG) David Vita | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Louis Haley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | Daryl Surrett lays it in | 32-24 |