| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Olin Rybinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Branko Murawski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Muncy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Riley Connolly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Houston (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Tomes (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Morrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roy Grillo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 19:38 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow scores on a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Alan Muncy - foul #2 on Alan Muncy, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski loses the dribble to Jason Reeves | 37-34 |
| 19:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Houston takes the ball from Anthony Tomes in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Riley Connolly | 39-34 |
| 18:25 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Tomes is blocked by Michael Houston | 39-34 |
| 18:24 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 18:22 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Patterson is called for the reach on Branko Murawski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Patterson, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), William Diederich (SG), Thomas Webster (SF), Kyle Currie (PF), Anthony Warren (C) Olin Rybinski, Branko Murawski, Alan Muncy, Riley Connolly, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Richard Loera (PF), Brian Molden (C) Jason Reeves, Anthony Tomes, Robert Patterson, Robert Morrow, Roy Grillo | |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| 18:08 | Southern Methodist | Berdy Matuseski is called for the reach on Clifton Teeters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Berdy Matuseski, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Gordillo (SF) Berdy Matuseski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:02 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Currie steps in front of the Brian Molden pass | 41-34 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Gordillo's pass is intercepted by Louis Garten in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 17:54 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson dunks the ball set up by Louis Garten | 41-36 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Milton Gordillo and he's fouled by Wayne Gustavson - foul #2 on Wayne Gustavson, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG) Milton Gordillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich misses the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:41 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Teeters | 43-39 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Currie hits the easy wide open finger roll | 45-39 |
| 16:46 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Warren swats the short shot by Brian Molden | 45-39 |
| 16:44 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson tips it but misses | 45-39 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Gordillo (SG), Alan Muncy (SF), Riley Connolly (PF), David Jones (C) William Diederich, Thomas Webster, Kyle Currie, Anthony Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Billie Lawson (C) Clifton Teeters, Wayne Gustavson, Louis Garten, Richard Loera, Brian Molden | |
| 16:24 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Milton Gordillo misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:17 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:14 | Southern Methodist | Olin Rybinski takes the ball from Victor Boston in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 15:55 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly clanks a floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 15:54 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes grabs the board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Olin Rybinski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Gordillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Muncy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Riley Connolly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Victor Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Anthony Tomes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Morrow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Billie Lawson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Victor Boston | 45-43 |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy is hacked by Anthony Tomes - foul #2 on Anthony Tomes, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), Branko Murawski (SG), Michael Houston (C) Olin Rybinski, Milton Gordillo, David Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Billie Lawson | |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Patterson steps in front of the Michael Houston pass | 45-43 |
| 14:59 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson misses the easy layup | 45-43 |
| 14:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:40 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Tomes | 45-45 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Roy Grillo - foul #2 on Roy Grillo, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Warren (PF) Riley Connolly | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (SG), Richard Loera (PF) Anthony Tomes, Robert Morrow | |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:12 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo is fouled on the floor by Michael Houston - foul #1 on Michael Houston, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster (SF), Kyle Currie (PF) Alan Muncy, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:54 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-45 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 13:29 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Berdy Matuseski | 52-45 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy (SF), Michael Houston (C) Thomas Webster, Anthony Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Billie Lawson (C) Jason Reeves, Clifton Teeters, Robert Patterson, Richard Loera, Roy Grillo | |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Currie denies the turnaround by Victor Boston | 55-45 |
| 12:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Branko Murawski | 55-45 |
| 12:37 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 12:36 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 12:23 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow is hacked by Michael Houston - foul #2 on Michael Houston, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG), Milton Gordillo (SG), Riley Connolly (PF) Berdy Matuseski, Branko Murawski, Kyle Currie | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (C) Victor Boston, Anthony Tomes, Louis Garten, Robert Morrow | |
| 12:08 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski's layup is rejected by Richard Loera | 55-45 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly can't tip it in | 55-45 |
| 11:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Olin Rybinski (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Gordillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Muncy (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Riley Connolly (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Houston (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Jason Reeves (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Gustavson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Patterson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billie Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Loera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson scores on a floater in the lane | 55-47 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 10:54 | Southern Methodist | Michael Houston is called for the reach on Jason Reeves - foul #3 on Michael Houston, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), William Diederich (SG), Thomas Webster (SF), Anthony Warren (PF), David Jones (C) Olin Rybinski, Milton Gordillo, Alan Muncy, Riley Connolly, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Clifton Teeters (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Brian Molden (PF), Roy Grillo (C) Jason Reeves, Wayne Gustavson, Robert Patterson, Billie Lawson, Richard Loera | |
| 10:46 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Warren | 55-47 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Molden swats the layup by David Jones | 55-47 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:21 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow (PF) Roy Grillo | |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich loses the ball out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG), Branko Murawski (SG), Kyle Currie (PF) Berdy Matuseski, William Diederich, David Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Louis Garten, Brian Molden | |
| 09:47 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 55-47 |
| 09:46 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters hits the follow up shot | 55-49 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 55-49 |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Currie drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 08:36 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters is fouled on the floor by Olin Rybinski - foul #2 on Olin Rybinski, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), William Diederich (SG), Alan Muncy (SF), Riley Connolly (PF), Michael Houston (C) Olin Rybinski, Branko Murawski, Thomas Webster, Kyle Currie, Anthony Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Louis Garten (SF), Billie Lawson (PF), Richard Loera (C) Clifton Teeters, Robert Patterson, Robert Morrow, Roy Grillo | |
| 08:29 | Southern Methodist | William Diederich is called for the reach on Billie Lawson - foul #1 on William Diederich, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson (SG) Anthony Tomes | |
| 08:29 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Diederich | 58-49 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly is whistled for a carry | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden (PF) Richard Loera | |
| 07:51 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-49 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Berdy Matuseski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Diederich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alan Muncy (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Riley Connolly (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Houston (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Victor Boston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Wayne Gustavson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Louis Garten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Molden (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Billie Lawson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Gustavson - foul #3 on Wayne Gustavson, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski (SG), Milton Gordillo (SF), Kyle Currie (PF) William Diederich, Alan Muncy, Riley Connolly | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Richard Loera (PF) Victor Boston, Wayne Gustavson, Louis Garten, Billie Lawson | |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Currie misses the lay-in | 58-49 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Currie grabs the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 07:15 | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski loses the ball out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG), Alan Muncy (SF), David Jones (C) Berdy Matuseski, Milton Gordillo, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow (PF) Brian Molden | |
| 06:58 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson misses the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 58-49 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Morrow swats the short shot by Alan Muncy | 58-49 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-49 |
| 06:18 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), William Diederich (SG), Milton Gordillo (SF), Riley Connolly (PF), Anthony Warren (C) Olin Rybinski, Branko Murawski, Alan Muncy, Kyle Currie, David Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Clifton Teeters (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Billie Lawson (PF), Roy Grillo (C) Jason Reeves, Anthony Tomes, Robert Patterson, Robert Morrow, Richard Loera | |
| 06:02 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Garten | 61-52 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly clanks a runner from the left block | 61-52 |
| 05:42 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Roy Grillo | 61-52 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Milton Gordillo - foul #1 on Milton Gordillo, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster (PG), Alan Muncy (SF), Michael Houston (C) Berdy Matuseski, William Diederich, Riley Connolly | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson (SG), Brian Molden (PF) Clifton Teeters, Roy Grillo | |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor Boston - foul #2 on Victor Boston, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski (SG) Milton Gordillo | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG) Victor Boston | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:02 | Southern Methodist | Louis Garten makes the jump hook near the basket | 63-55 |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Webster is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG) Alan Muncy | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Richard Loera (C) Louis Garten, Brian Molden, Billie Lawson | |
| 04:44 | Southern Methodist | Wayne Gustavson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow tips it in | 63-57 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich (SG), Riley Connolly (PF) Branko Murawski, Anthony Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (SG) Wayne Gustavson | |
| 04:31 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:29 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow tips it home | 63-59 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Robert Morrow - foul #2 on Robert Morrow, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG), Alan Muncy (SF), David Jones (C) Olin Rybinski, Thomas Webster, Michael Houston | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Roy Grillo (C) Jason Reeves, Robert Morrow | |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:55 | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters can't finish the layup | 65-59 |
| 03:54 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Diederich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-61 |
| 03:45 | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Berdy Matuseski (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Diederich (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alan Muncy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Riley Connolly (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Victor Boston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Clifton Teeters (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Robert Patterson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Loera (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Grillo (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo is fouled on the floor by Riley Connolly - foul #1 on Riley Connolly, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milton Gordillo (SG), Kyle Currie (PF), Anthony Warren (C) William Diederich, Riley Connolly, David Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes (SG), Louis Garten (SF), Billie Lawson (PF) Victor Boston, Robert Patterson, Richard Loera | |
| 03:39 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:39 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy connects on the shot in the lane set up by Anthony Warren | 67-63 |
| 03:07 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo is denied on a layup by Anthony Warren | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Warren snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Garten steps in front of the Anthony Warren pass | 67-63 |
| 02:20 | Southern Methodist | Billie Lawson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Anthony Tomes | 67-65 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Currie loses the dribble to Anthony Tomes in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 02:18 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski (PG), Branko Murawski (SG), Thomas Webster (SF), Riley Connolly (PF), David Jones (C) Berdy Matuseski, Milton Gordillo, Alan Muncy, Kyle Currie, Anthony Warren | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Victor Boston (PG), Wayne Gustavson (SG), Robert Patterson (SF), Robert Morrow (PF), Brian Molden (C) Clifton Teeters, Anthony Tomes, Louis Garten, Billie Lawson, Roy Grillo | |
| 02:04 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Webster - foul #2 on Thomas Webster, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| 02:04 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:04 | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy (SF), Michael Houston (C) Thomas Webster, David Jones | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves (PG), Anthony Tomes (SG), Roy Grillo (C) Victor Boston, Wayne Gustavson, Robert Morrow | |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Brian Molden misses the free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:50 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:42 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-72 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow (PF) Brian Molden | |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-72 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Riley Connolly | 67-72 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Roy Grillo - foul #3 on Roy Grillo, team foul #8 | 67-72 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves is hacked by Olin Rybinski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Olin Rybinski, team foul #12 | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves misses the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 01:15 | Southern Methodist | Jason Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Methodist | Anthony Tomes buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Grillo | 71-75 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Rybinski is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Olin Rybinski, team foul #13 | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo is hacked by Michael Houston - foul #4 on Michael Houston, team foul #14 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Clifton Teeters (SF) Robert Patterson | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Southern Methodist | Roy Grillo misses the 2nd free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Riley Connolly snags the offensive board | 71-75 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Branko Murawski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:11 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow is fouled in the backcourt by Olin Rybinski - foul #5 on Olin Rybinski, team foul #15 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Berdy Matuseski (PG) Olin Rybinski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Patterson (SF) Anthony Tomes | |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:09 | Southern Methodist | Robert Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Muncy misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Houston grabs the offensive rebound | 71-76 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The clock runs out | 71-76 |