| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Carl Yeldell inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Rice | John Smith comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 34-36 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | John Pollock gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar's pass is intercepted by Ron McCasland | 34-36 |
| 19:21 | Rice | Carl Yeldell lays it in on a great pass from Ron McCasland | 34-38 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 34-38 |
| 18:59 | Rice | The rebound goes to Richard Wagner | 34-38 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Clinton Hardin misses short on a shot in the lane | 34-38 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ashley Dollar | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Rice | 34-38 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ron McCasland - foul #3 on Ron McCasland, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SG) Ron McCasland | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:58 | Rice | Clinton Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:46 | Rice | Clinton Hardin drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Wagner | 34-40 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Wagner - foul #3 on Richard Wagner, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (PF) Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF), Thomas Lewis (C) Carl Yeldell, Richard Wagner | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:01 | Rice | Thomas Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Thomas Lewis, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) Randy Poulin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:17 | Rice | John Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 38-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Philip Crenshaw steals it from Gilbert Hunt | 38-40 |
| 15:46 | Rice | Thomas Lewis buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ned Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Crenshaw (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clinton Hardin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Lewis takes the ball from Mark Bascom | 38-42 |
| 15:10 | Rice | Ned Horn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 15:08 | Rice | Thomas Lewis snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Thomas Lewis misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #3 on Ronald Rice, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Willie Boroski (SF), Ashley Dollar (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, John Pollock, Mark Bascom, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (PG), Ron McCasland (SG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Ned Horn, Philip Crenshaw, Clinton Hardin | |
| 14:52 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski is hacked by Warren Potts - foul #2 on Warren Potts, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF) Thomas Lewis | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Poulin | 41-44 |
| 13:41 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre buries a shot from just outside the lane | 41-46 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Salvador Aguirre - foul #1 on Salvador Aguirre, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SG) Gilbert Hunt | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG) Warren Potts | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:57 | Rice | Willie Boroski steps in front of the John Smith pass | 43-46 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar can't tip it in | 43-46 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Carlyle | 45-46 |
| 12:04 | Rice | John Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 12:03 | Rice | Richard Wagner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | Rice | John Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Boroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ashley Dollar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Carlyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Yeldell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Salvador Aguirre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle hits a shot near the basket set up by John Pollock | 47-49 |
| 11:04 | Rice | Ron McCasland's layup is rejected by Willie Boroski | 47-49 |
| 11:03 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | John Pollock clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Ron McCasland - foul #4 on Ron McCasland, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Ronald Rice (C) Randy Poulin, Willie Boroski, Ashley Dollar, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF), Thomas Lewis (C) Ron McCasland, Carl Yeldell, Salvador Aguirre, Richard Wagner | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:32 | Rice | Thomas Lewis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-54 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | John Pollock's floater is tipped away by Philip Crenshaw | 48-54 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom tips it back up and in | 50-54 |
| 10:05 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 09:33 | Rice | Thomas Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Thomas Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Rice - foul #4 on Ronald Rice, team foul #2 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG) John Pollock | |
| Subs | Rice | Warren Potts (SG) John Smith | |
| 09:15 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 09:15 | Rice | Thomas Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice hits a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Philip Crenshaw - foul #1 on Philip Crenshaw, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Yeldell (SF) Philip Crenshaw | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 08:50 | Rice | Ned Horn clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 53-56 |
| 08:48 | Rice | Thomas Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 08:35 | Rice | Clinton Hardin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Bascom | 53-56 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is fouled on the floor by Warren Potts - foul #3 on Warren Potts, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (SF), Ashley Dollar (PF) Gilbert Hunt, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Richard Wagner (C) Warren Potts, Thomas Lewis | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:09 | Rice | Clinton Hardin pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:06 | Rice | John Smith's pass is intercepted by Randy Poulin in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is hacked by Richard Wagner - foul #4 on Richard Wagner, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ron McCasland (SG) Ned Horn | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:50 | Rice | Richard Wagner grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Carl Yeldell comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Clinton Hardin snags the offensive board | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Rice | Ron McCasland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) Randy Poulin | |
| Subs | Rice | Philip Crenshaw (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF) Carl Yeldell, Clinton Hardin | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Michael Carlyle (C) Rodger Newell, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 06:45 | Rice | Richard Wagner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | John Pollock clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 06:13 | Rice | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 05:51 | Rice | Richard Wagner is denied on a layup by Ashley Dollar | 54-56 |
| 05:49 | Rice | Salvador Aguirre tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Randy Poulin | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Ronald Rice (C) Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Rice | Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre | |
| 05:02 | Rice | Ron McCasland makes the fadeaway near the basket | 56-60 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rodger Newell, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (C) Richard Wagner | |
| 04:27 | Rice | Thomas Lewis is whistled for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF) Randy Poulin | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Clinton Hardin denies the turnaround by John Pollock | 56-60 |
| 03:57 | Rice | Ron McCasland gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:52 | Rice | John Smith scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ron McCasland | 56-62 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-62 |
| 03:24 | Rice | The rebound goes to Carl Yeldell | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pollock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ashley Dollar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - John Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron McCasland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Yeldell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Rice | John Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 03:07 | Rice | Clinton Hardin hits the follow up shot | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 02:49 | Rice | Thomas Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Rice | John Smith is hacked by Rodger Newell - foul #2 on Rodger Newell, team foul #4 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Mark Bascom (PF) Gilbert Hunt, Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Richard Wagner (C) John Smith, Carl Yeldell, Thomas Lewis | |
| 02:06 | Rice | Philip Crenshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Salvador Aguirre (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar (PF) Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Rice | John Smith (PG), Carl Yeldell (SF), Clinton Hardin (PF) Ned Horn, Philip Crenshaw, Salvador Aguirre | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Rice | Ron McCasland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar's pass is intercepted by Richard Wagner | 56-64 |
| 00:57 | Rice | Ron McCasland is whistled for traveling | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is whistled for a carry | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Rice | Rodger Newell is called for the reach on Richard Wagner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodger Newell, team foul #5 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Thomas Lewis (PF) Clinton Hardin | |
| 00:47 | Rice | John Pollock is called for the reach on Richard Wagner - foul #2 on John Pollock, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Smith is hacked by Ashley Dollar - foul #2 on Ashley Dollar, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:46 | Rice | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-66 |
| 00:37 | Rice | The rebound goes to John Smith | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Rice | Rodger Newell picks off the pass by John Smith in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rice | Ned Horn (PG), Warren Potts (SG), Philip Crenshaw (SF), Salvador Aguirre (PF) John Smith, Ron McCasland, Carl Yeldell, Richard Wagner | |
| 00:00 | Rice | Ned Horn runs out the clock | 56-66 |