| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Leandro Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jody Newburn | 33-30 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from George Hondo | 35-30 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Ryan Dominy swats the short shot by Justin Thompson | 35-30 |
| 19:06 | Northwestern | Randy Davis grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a turnaround in the paint | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Randy Davis snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Richard Randall comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Justin Thompson - foul #1 on Justin Thompson, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Richard Randall makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Richard Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Hamisi Asaro swats the short shot by Leandro Russo | 37-30 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | George Hondo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy is hacked by Leandro Russo - foul #3 on Leandro Russo, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF), Ralph Couture (C) Richard Randall, Randy Davis, Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Ray Jackson (SF), David Dixon (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Leandro Russo | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Dikembe Ahmadi steals it from John Rines | 37-30 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn is whistled for a carry | 37-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson (SF) Justin Thompson | |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Jody Newburn steps in front of the Marvin Bender pass | 37-30 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson loses the dribble to John Rines | 37-30 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | John Rines banks in the layup | 39-30 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | David Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) George Hondo, Marvin Bender, John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF) Phillip Wilson, Jody Newburn | |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro scores on a runner in the lane set up by Christopher Watson and he's fouled by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #1 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Randy Davis - foul #1 on Randy Davis, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Marlon Hamill (PF), Leandro Russo (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Ray Jackson, David Dixon | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Randall - foul #2 on Richard Randall, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG) Christopher Watson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Richard Randall lays it up and in on a great pass from George Hondo | 44-33 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | George Hondo pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro double dribbles | 44-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF), Ralph Couture (C) Richard Randall, Randy Davis, Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SG), Jody Newburn (PF) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marlon Hamill | 44-36 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Hamisi Asaro | 47-36 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn's dunk attempt is rejected by Ralph Couture | 47-36 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't throw it down | 47-36 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Ryan Dominy (C) George Hondo, Marvin Bender, John Rines, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF) Justin Thompson, Marlon Hamill, Jody Newburn | |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Richard Randall lays it up and in set up by Christopher Watson | 49-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson's floater is knocked away by Ryan Dominy | 49-37 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 49-37 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Dominy (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Randy Davis misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ray Jackson - foul #1 on Ray Jackson, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Christopher Watson, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jody Newburn (PF), David Dixon (C) Ray Jackson, Leandro Russo | |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-37 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | George Hondo steals the ball from Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt | 51-37 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Randy Davis throws it down set up by George Hondo | 53-37 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi is fouled on the floor by Richard Randall - foul #3 on Richard Randall, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer is open and lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 53-39 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by Jody Newburn - foul #1 on Jody Newburn, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF) Richard Randall, Randy Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Carl Gamble | |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | George Hondo buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Marvin Bender | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Ryan Dominy steals the ball from Justin Thompson | 56-39 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Dixon - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #6 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ray Jackson (SF), Marlon Hamill (PF) Casimir Zimmer, Jody Newburn | |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | David Dixon pulls down the rebound | 57-39 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-39 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo is fouled on the floor by Justin Thompson - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #7 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson (SF) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | David Dixon double dribbles | 58-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Ralph Couture (PF) George Hondo, Marvin Bender, John Rines, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leandro Russo (C) Phillip Wilson | |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-39 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Leandro Russo | 58-39 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Ralph Couture picks off the pass by Marlon Hamill | 58-39 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Marlon Hamill steps in front of the Ryan Dominy pass | 58-39 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-39 |
| 08:00 | Northwestern | Randy Davis gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 07:47 | Northwestern | Richard Randall misses the lay-in | 58-39 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Randy Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Christopher Watson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Randall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Dominy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leandro Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-39 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | David Dixon pulls down the rebound | 58-39 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | David Dixon banks in the layup on a great pass from Ray Jackson and he's hacked by Christopher Watson - foul #3 on Christopher Watson, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Marvin Bender (SG), John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Christopher Watson, Richard Randall, Randy Davis, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Jody Newburn (PF) Justin Thompson, Ray Jackson, Marlon Hamill, Leandro Russo | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | David Dixon makes the free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro blows the layup but he's fouled by Jody Newburn - foul #2 on Jody Newburn, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leandro Russo (C) David Dixon | |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Marvin Bender is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #2 on Marvin Bender, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #2 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Casimir Zimmer | 59-45 |
| 06:15 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 59-45 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 59-45 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Carl Gamble is called for the reach on Marvin Bender - foul #3 on Carl Gamble, team foul #9 | 59-45 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble grabs the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Gamble | 59-47 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | John Rines misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jody Newburn | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Leandro Russo is called for traveling | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (SF), Ralph Couture (C) Marvin Bender, John Rines, Ryan Dominy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Ray Jackson (SF), Marlon Hamill (C) Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, Leandro Russo | |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Richard Randall scores on a floater from the right side | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn double dribbles | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Phillip Wilson (SF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Jody Newburn | |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro knocks in the runner near the basket | 63-47 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Richard Randall steals the ball from David Dixon | 63-47 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | George Hondo grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Randall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Couture (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phillip Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Dixon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | David Dixon is called for the reach on Randy Davis - foul #2 on David Dixon, team foul #10 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Watson (PG), John Rines (PF) George Hondo, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (SF), Jody Newburn (PF) Justin Thompson, Ray Jackson, Phillip Wilson, Marlon Hamill | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Randy Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi is fouled on the floor by Christopher Watson - foul #4 on Christopher Watson, team foul #8 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marvin Bender (SG), Ryan Dominy (C) Richard Randall, Randy Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | John Rines misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Hamisi Asaro - foul #3 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill (C) David Dixon | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the lay-in | 65-50 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro snags the offensive board | 65-50 |
| 01:28 | Northwestern | Marvin Bender misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-50 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Dominy - foul #3 on Ryan Dominy, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), Richard Randall (SG), Randy Davis (SF) Christopher Watson, Marvin Bender, John Rines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Leandro Russo (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Marlon Hamill | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Ryan Dominy gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Randy Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-50 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn banks in the layup | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-52 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn gets the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Justin Thompson | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo runs out the clock | 65-54 |