| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Swisher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Raine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Manuel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Corey Saito inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | James Raine connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Jones | 35-33 |
| 19:21 | Howard | Edwin Runyan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | George Chambers snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | George Chambers knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Jones | 35-36 |
| 18:57 | Howard | Lucas Allen hits a runner in the paint | 37-36 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Edwin Runyan takes the ball from Manuel Reed | 37-36 |
| 18:28 | Howard | Lucas Allen hits the finger roll set up by Edwin Runyan | 39-36 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Raine misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kurt Swisher - foul #2 on Kurt Swisher, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Raine makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Raine misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:06 | Howard | Lucas Allen gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:49 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems is hacked by James Raine - foul #1 on James Raine, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 17:36 | Howard | Lucas Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | James Raine can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 17:20 | Howard | Kurt Swisher grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Howard | Joseph Dashner buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | James Raine drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Corey Saito | 42-39 |
| 16:35 | Howard | Kurt Swisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Corey Saito gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | James Raine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (PG), Eddie Schwemm (SG), Richard Swilley (SF), Bert Boyle (PF), Matthew Dixon (C) Joseph Dashner, Edwin Runyan, Lucas Allen, Jeffrey Weems, Kurt Swisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James McClaugherty (PG), Todd Prunty (SG), Hans Dembowski (SF), William Cordray (PF), William Hines (C) George Chambers, Samuel Jones, Corey Saito, James Raine, Manuel Reed | |
| 15:57 | Howard | Richard Swilley is denied on a dunk by William Cordray | 42-39 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Aponte (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Schwemm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Swilley (fresh) PF - Bert Boyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Dixon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James McClaugherty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Prunty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Cordray (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Todd Prunty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | Howard | Matthew Dixon lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | William Cordray hits a shot near the basket set up by Hans Dembowski | 44-41 |
| 14:23 | Howard | Richard Swilley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:22 | Howard | Matthew Dixon hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | William Hines travels with the ball | 46-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Dashner (PG), Edwin Runyan (SG), Lucas Allen (SF), Jeffrey Weems (PF) James Aponte, Eddie Schwemm, Richard Swilley, Matthew Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (PG), Samuel Jones (SG), Corey Saito (SF), James Raine (PF) James McClaugherty, Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski, William Hines | |
| 13:55 | Howard | Joseph Dashner can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-41 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | James Raine gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Edwin Runyan steals it from William Cordray | 46-41 |
| 13:23 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Dashner | 48-41 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Corey Saito misses the lay-in | 48-41 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Corey Saito tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| 12:38 | Howard | Joseph Dashner misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Corey Saito grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | George Chambers is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Chambers, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Kurt Swisher (C) Bert Boyle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hines (PF), Manuel Reed (C) James Raine, William Cordray | |
| 12:10 | Howard | Lucas Allen connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Edwin Runyan and the foul's on Corey Saito - foul #1 on Corey Saito, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski (SF) Corey Saito | |
| 12:10 | Howard | Lucas Allen makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | William Hines misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Edwin Runyan - foul #1 on Edwin Runyan, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Howard | Matthew Dixon (PF) Jeffrey Weems | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | William Hines makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | William Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Swisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hans Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Manuel Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Howard | Kurt Swisher hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Manuel Reed - foul #1 on Manuel Reed, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (PG) Joseph Dashner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG) George Chambers | |
| 11:24 | Howard | Kurt Swisher misses the free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | William Hines gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 11:09 | Howard | Edwin Runyan pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:03 | Howard | Samuel Jones is called for the reach on Edwin Runyan - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Raine (PF) William Hines | |
| 10:48 | Howard | James Aponte hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Kurt Swisher | 55-45 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Manuel Reed | 55-48 |
| 10:35 | Howard | Hans Dembowski is called for the reach on Lucas Allen - foul #1 on Hans Dembowski, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Richard Swilley (SF), Jeffrey Weems (PF) Lucas Allen, Matthew Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cordray (SG), Corey Saito (SF) Samuel Jones, Hans Dembowski | |
| 10:11 | Howard | Richard Swilley is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Dashner (PG), Bert Boyle (C) Edwin Runyan, Kurt Swisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (PG) William Cordray | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Corey Saito misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:58 | Howard | Joseph Dashner snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:47 | Howard | Bert Boyle hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | James Raine throws it down on a great pass from Corey Saito | 58-50 |
| 09:29 | Howard | James Aponte knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Dashner | 60-50 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Corey Saito misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed hits the follow up shot | 60-52 |
| 09:03 | Howard | Bert Boyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Dashner | 62-52 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Corey Saito's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Weems | 62-52 |
| 08:30 | Howard | Richard Swilley loses the dribble to Manuel Reed | 62-52 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | George Chambers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed gets the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | George Chambers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | George Chambers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 07:37 | Howard | Bert Boyle pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Aponte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Swilley (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Weems (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Boyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Prunty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Raine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Howard | James Aponte can't finish the layup | 62-52 |
| 07:30 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Swilley | 62-52 |
| 07:13 | Howard | James Aponte misses badly on a floater from the left side | 62-52 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Corey Saito gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Corey Saito and he's fouled by Bert Boyle - foul #1 on Bert Boyle, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Schwemm (PG), Edwin Runyan (SG), Lucas Allen (SF), Matthew Dixon (PF), Kurt Swisher (C) Joseph Dashner, James Aponte, Richard Swilley, Jeffrey Weems, Bert Boyle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cordray (PG), Samuel Jones (SG), Hans Dembowski (SF), William Hines (PF) George Chambers, Todd Prunty, Corey Saito, James Raine | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 06:27 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Dixon | 65-55 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | William Cordray lays it in | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | William Cordray grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 05:50 | Howard | The rebound goes to Kurt Swisher | 65-57 |
| 05:42 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm is whistled for a carry | 65-57 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James McClaugherty (PG) Manuel Reed | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Lucas Allen - foul #3 on Lucas Allen, team foul #4 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (PG) James McClaugherty | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Hans Dembowski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Howard | Kurt Swisher pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:07 | Howard | Lucas Allen makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Edwin Runyan | 67-58 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | William Hines's floater is tipped away by Lucas Allen | 67-58 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | William Hines tips it in | 67-60 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Matthew Dixon comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Prunty - foul #1 on Todd Prunty, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Joseph Dashner (PG), Bert Boyle (C) Eddie Schwemm, Kurt Swisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Chambers (PG), Corey Saito (SF) Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski | |
| 04:24 | Howard | Matthew Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:24 | Howard | Matthew Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | William Hines grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | William Cordray misses short on a runner from the baseline | 68-60 |
| 03:53 | Howard | Edwin Runyan grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Howard | Joseph Dashner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edwin Runyan | 70-60 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Joseph Dashner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edwin Runyan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lucas Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Boyle (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - George Chambers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Corey Saito (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Cordray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | William Hines tips it back up and in | 70-62 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Lucas Allen misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Corey Saito - foul #2 on Corey Saito, team foul #8 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Howard | James Aponte (SG), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Kurt Swisher (C) Edwin Runyan, Matthew Dixon, Bert Boyle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Todd Prunty (SG), Hans Dembowski (SF), James Raine (PF), Ryan Rawls (C) Samuel Jones, Corey Saito, William Cordray, William Hines | |
| 02:51 | Howard | Lucas Allen misses the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 02:51 | Howard | Lucas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | Howard | Edwin Runyan (SG) James Aponte | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Jones (SG), Corey Saito (SF) Todd Prunty, Hans Dembowski | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | George Chambers is fouled on the floor by Lucas Allen - foul #4 on Lucas Allen, team foul #5 | 71-62 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | James Raine buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Lucas Allen and he's hacked by Samuel Jones - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Manuel Reed (C) Ryan Rawls | |
| 01:57 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems misses the free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Corey Saito hits the finger roll set up by George Chambers and he's fouled by Joseph Dashner - foul #1 on Joseph Dashner, team foul #6 | 74-67 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Corey Saito makes the free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:32 | Howard | Joseph Dashner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 74-68 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Corey Saito snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Kurt Swisher is called for the reach on Manuel Reed - foul #3 on Kurt Swisher, team foul #7 | 74-68 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Manuel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:15 | Howard | Kurt Swisher gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 00:56 | Howard | Edwin Runyan can't connect on a shot in the paint | 74-69 |
| 00:55 | Howard | Jeffrey Weems gets the offensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Joseph Dashner misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Reed - foul #2 on Manuel Reed, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Howard | Eddie Schwemm (SF) Lucas Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Howard | Joseph Dashner makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:30 | Howard | Joseph Dashner makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm is hacked by George Chambers in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Chambers, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Weems takes the ball from Samuel Jones | 78-72 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Edwin Runyan is hacked by Samuel Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Jones, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Edwin Runyan makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:16 | Howard | Edwin Runyan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Chambers | 80-75 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm is hacked by George Chambers in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Chambers, team foul #13 | 80-75 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:09 | Howard | Eddie Schwemm makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Samuel Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Corey Saito gets the offensive rebound | 82-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 82-75 |