| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - George York (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Brian Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Martin Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Stonge (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gene Filler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 19:12 | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian Dickerson - foul #2 on Brian Dickerson, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:39 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Martin Crouch | 28-31 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Gerald Turner, Warren Johnson, George York | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden (SG) Martin Crouch | |
| 17:38 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Scott Neubauer - foul #2 on Scott Neubauer, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube (PG), Dennis Fisher (SF), Russell Soliz (C) Brian Dickerson, Norman Jones, Gene Filler | |
| 17:38 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:38 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 17:07 | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:49 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew's pass is intercepted by Michael Hayden | 28-33 |
| 16:02 | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Russell Soliz | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Neubauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Aube (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hayden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Matthew Stonge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Russell Soliz (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer is hacked by Russell Soliz - foul #3 on Russell Soliz, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Scott Neubauer, Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson (PG), Martin Crouch (SG), Norman Jones (SF), Gene Filler (PF) Robert Aube, Dennis Fisher, Matthew Stonge, Russell Soliz | |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Burchette and he's fouled by Gene Filler - foul #2 on Gene Filler, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge (PF) Michael Hayden | |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:07 | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch is fouled on the floor by Donald Hawkins - foul #2 on Donald Hawkins, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 14:53 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Dickerson | 31-37 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson drills a floater from the left side | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Northern Arizona | George York steals it from Martin Crouch in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 14:05 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Burchette | 35-37 |
| 13:48 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge connects on the open floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gene Filler | 35-39 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Matthew Stonge - foul #1 on Matthew Stonge, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Donald Hawkins, Gerald Turner, George York | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden (SG), Russell Soliz (C) Martin Crouch, Matthew Stonge | |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:18 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Hayden takes the ball from Kevin Hawkins | 38-42 |
| 12:30 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Hawkins snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Hilton | 41-42 |
| 12:08 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lane - foul #1 on Billy Lane, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer (PF) Warren Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube (PG), Martin Crouch (SG), Dennis Fisher (SF) Brian Dickerson, Norman Jones, Gene Filler | |
| 11:50 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden scores on a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Scott Neubauer - foul #3 on Scott Neubauer, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins (PG), Gerald Turner (SF) Richard Hilton, Kevin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 11:50 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Neubauer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Elmer Drew (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Robert Aube (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Crouch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Russell Soliz (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Hayden picks off the pass by Gerald Turner | 41-45 |
| 11:07 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Fisher drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hayden | 41-48 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Crouch - foul #2 on Martin Crouch, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), George York (C) Billy Lane, Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Norman Jones (SF), Matthew Stonge (PF), Gene Filler (C) Martin Crouch, Michael Hayden, Russell Soliz | |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:43 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Gene Filler | 42-48 |
| 10:36 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge misses the dunk attempt | 42-48 |
| 10:35 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 10:05 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Fisher grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 09:50 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Fisher is open and scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Aube | 42-50 |
| 09:23 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 09:22 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Norman Jones | 42-50 |
| 09:20 | Northern Arizona | Donald Hawkins steals the ball from Robert Aube in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Billy Lane (SG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Warren Johnson (PF), Elmer Drew (C) Joshua Burchette, Donald Hawkins, Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer, George York | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson (PG), Martin Crouch (SG), Michael Hayden (SF), Russell Soliz (C) Robert Aube, Dennis Fisher, Norman Jones, Gene Filler | |
| 08:43 | Northern Arizona | Russell Soliz misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Hilton | 42-50 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Elmer Drew | 42-50 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew makes the jumper in the lane | 44-50 |
| 07:35 | Northern Arizona | Billy Lane takes the ball from Martin Crouch | 44-50 |
| 07:31 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane can't finish the layup | 44-50 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton tips it but misses | 44-50 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Richard Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Hawkins (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Brian Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Crouch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Matthew Stonge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Russell Soliz (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 44-50 |
| 07:10 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:06 | Northern Arizona | Russell Soliz makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Hayden | 44-53 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Russell Soliz steals it from Warren Johnson | 44-53 |
| 06:20 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Martin Crouch | 44-55 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Hilton, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Donald Hawkins (SG), Gerald Turner (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF), George York (C) Richard Hilton, Billy Lane, Kevin Hawkins, Warren Johnson, Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube (PG), Dennis Fisher (SG), Norman Jones (SF), Gene Filler (C) Brian Dickerson, Martin Crouch, Michael Hayden, Russell Soliz | |
| 05:36 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Fisher misses the easy open layup | 44-55 |
| 05:35 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler hits the follow up shot | 44-57 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Hawkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-57 |
| 04:59 | Northern Arizona | Gerald Turner steals it from Gene Filler | 46-57 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette loses the ball out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane (SF), Warren Johnson (PF) Gerald Turner, Scott Neubauer | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-57 |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Dennis Fisher misses the tip | 46-57 |
| 04:13 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 03:53 | Northern Arizona | Joshua Burchette steals it from Dennis Fisher | 46-57 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette lays it up and in | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:47 | Northern Arizona | Robert Aube is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Lane - foul #2 on Billy Lane, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner (SF), Elmer Drew (C) Donald Hawkins, George York | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson (PG), Christopher Houchin (SG), Michael Hayden (C) Robert Aube, Dennis Fisher, Matthew Stonge | |
| 03:32 | Northern Arizona | Michael Hayden hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Brian Dickerson | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Turner | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Joshua Burchette (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Lane (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Johnson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Elmer Drew (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Brian Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Houchin (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Norman Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Filler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Hayden (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Hilton (PG), Kevin Hawkins (SF), Scott Neubauer (PF) Joshua Burchette, Gerald Turner, Warren Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Russell Soliz (C) Gene Filler | |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Norman Jones steals it from Elmer Drew | 50-59 |
| 02:57 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch (SG), Gene Filler (PF) Christopher Houchin, Russell Soliz | |
| 02:44 | Northern Arizona | Norman Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hawkins - foul #2 on Kevin Hawkins, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| 02:44 | Northern Arizona | Norman Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 50-59 |
| 02:29 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 02:15 | Northern Arizona | Norman Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette (PG), Gerald Turner (SF) Richard Hilton, Kevin Hawkins | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Matthew Stonge (PF) Michael Hayden | |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Elmer Drew grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Stonge - foul #2 on Matthew Stonge, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George York (C) Elmer Drew | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:44 | Northern Arizona | Billy Lane picks off the pass by Gene Filler in the backcourt | 52-59 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane lays it up and in | 54-59 |
| 01:20 | Northern Arizona | Gene Filler blows the wide open layup | 54-59 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Joshua Burchette | 56-59 |
| 00:53 | Northern Arizona | Norman Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Neubauer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Turner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 00:25 | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Arizona | Billy Lane is called for the reach on Martin Crouch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Lane, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Warren Johnson (PF) Scott Neubauer | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 00:24 | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | Northern Arizona | Martin Crouch misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Warren Johnson | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson is hacked by Joshua Burchette in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Burchette, team foul #9 | 56-60 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:13 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Billy Lane buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Billy Lane is called for the reach on Brian Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Lane, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Brian Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Burchette misses long on a halfcourt shot | 59-63 |