| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hazeltine (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rusty Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Jack Lewis snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 19:38 | UConn | Jack Lewis is fouled on the floor by Arthur Simpson - foul #1 on Arthur Simpson, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Rusty Vogler misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 19:19 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hazeltine | 44-32 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Jack Lewis makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Hazeltine and he's hacked by Arthur Simpson - foul #2 on Arthur Simpson, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Jack Lewis misses the free throw | 44-34 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gore | 44-34 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | David Crowder scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 18:38 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Douglas Scheel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rusty Vogler - foul #2 on Rusty Vogler, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Adam Harris (SF) Michael Waggoner | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Jack Lewis buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Robert Hazeltine picks off the pass by Daniel Galiano | 48-36 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Arthur Simpson steals it from Jack Lewis | 48-36 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | David Crowder lays it up and in set up by Arthur Simpson | 50-36 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Lawrence Gore - foul #2 on Lawrence Gore, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Michael Waggoner (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Adam Harris, Daniel Galiano, Lawrence Gore | |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Bryan Vadnais (SF), David Thielen (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Dan Knight, Rusty Vogler | |
| 16:11 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine misses the free throw | 50-38 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Robert Hazeltine steps in front of the Jerry Sanders pass | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abraham Hanford (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bryan Vadnais (fresh) PF - Robert Hazeltine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Thielen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Abraham Hanford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | David Thielen picks off the pass by Casey Sansbury | 50-38 |
| 14:56 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 50-38 |
| 14:55 | UConn | David Thielen can't tip it in | 50-38 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Sipe | 50-38 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders loses the dribble to Robert Hazeltine | 50-38 |
| 14:11 | UConn | Sterling Roberts misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Sanders | 53-38 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Abraham Hanford knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Roberts | 53-40 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Abraham Hanford is called for the reach on Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Abraham Hanford, team foul #2 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Michael Waggoner, Thomas Sipe | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG), Dan Knight (SF), Rusty Vogler (PF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Sterling Roberts, Abraham Hanford, Bryan Vadnais, Robert Hazeltine, David Thielen | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Crowder | 55-40 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Jack Lewis's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Gore | 55-40 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore slams it home | 57-40 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Dan Knight is hacked by Adam Harris - foul #2 on Adam Harris, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano (PF) Jerry Sanders | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:55 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rusty Vogler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Adam Harris hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Gore | 59-40 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Jack Lewis misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-40 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Adam Harris snags the defensive board | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Dan Knight steals it from Lawrence Gore | 59-40 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Scheel | 59-42 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Crowder | 61-42 |
| 10:31 | UConn | 3 seconds is called on Rusty Vogler | 61-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner (SF), Jerry Sanders (C) Adam Harris, Lawrence Gore | |
| Subs | UConn | Bryan Vadnais (SF), Robert Hazeltine (PF) Dan Knight, Gonzalo Mora | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Rusty Vogler snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Douglas Scheel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Hazeltine | 61-45 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 63-45 |
| 09:20 | UConn | Jack Lewis knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Scheel | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | David Crowder scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-48 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael Waggoner - foul #2 on Michael Waggoner, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Lawrence Gore (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Daniel Galiano | |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (SG), Dan Knight (SF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Rusty Vogler | |
| 08:58 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 08:58 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Gonzalo Mora denies the turnaround by Jerry Sanders | 66-50 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Dan Knight hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sterling Roberts | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-52 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Waggoner | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) SF - Michael Waggoner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Bryan Vadnais (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sterling Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hazeltine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Casey Sansbury | 72-52 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 72-52 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine hits the follow up shot | 72-54 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 72-54 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine snags the defensive board | 72-54 |
| 06:34 | UConn | Robert Hazeltine comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 72-54 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Gonzalo Mora tips it in | 72-56 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hazeltine - foul #1 on Robert Hazeltine, team foul #3 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Michael Waggoner, Lawrence Gore | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Lewis (PG), Douglas Scheel (SG), Lawrence Joseph (SF), Rusty Vogler (PF), David Thielen (C) Bryan Vadnais, Sterling Roberts, Dan Knight, Robert Hazeltine, Gonzalo Mora | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Rusty Vogler can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Daniel Galiano - foul #1 on Daniel Galiano, team foul #6 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe (C) Jerry Sanders | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:55 | UConn | Rusty Vogler makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Rusty Vogler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Adam Harris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano hits the follow up shot | 76-58 |
| 05:20 | UConn | David Thielen scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Rusty Vogler and he's fouled by Adam Harris - foul #3 on Adam Harris, team foul #7 | 76-60 |
| 05:20 | UConn | David Thielen makes the free throw | 76-61 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Adam Harris clanks a 3 from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Sipe | 76-61 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Adam Harris lays it in and the foul's on Douglas Scheel - foul #3 on Douglas Scheel, team foul #4 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore (C) Thomas Sipe | |
| Subs | UConn | Dan Knight (SF), Gonzalo Mora (C) Lawrence Joseph, David Thielen | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Adam Harris makes the free throw | 79-61 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Dan Knight connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Lewis | 79-64 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-64 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore tips it home | 81-64 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Douglas Scheel misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-64 |
| 03:44 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Lewis | 81-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Galiano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jack Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Scheel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rusty Vogler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gonzalo Mora (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | UConn | Dan Knight misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-64 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore gets the rebound | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 81-64 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Rusty Vogler snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Dan Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-64 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano gets the rebound | 81-64 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 81-64 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Jack Lewis snags the defensive board | 81-64 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Dan Knight is fouled on the floor by Adam Harris - foul #4 on Adam Harris, team foul #8 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), William Duncanson (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Adam Harris, Daniel Galiano, Lawrence Gore | |
| Subs | UConn | Sterling Roberts (PG), Abraham Hanford (SG), Bryan Vadnais (PF), David Thielen (C) Jack Lewis, Douglas Scheel, Rusty Vogler, Gonzalo Mora | |
| 02:09 | UConn | Dan Knight makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Dan Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-65 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe tips it but misses | 81-65 |
| 02:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sterling Roberts | 81-65 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Dan Knight connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Abraham Hanford | 81-68 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jerry Sanders | 84-68 |
| 01:19 | UConn | Abraham Hanford misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 84-68 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | William Duncanson snags the defensive board | 84-68 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Abraham Hanford - foul #3 on Abraham Hanford, team foul #5 | 84-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Adam Harris (SF) William Duncanson | |
| Subs | UConn | Rusty Vogler (PF) Dan Knight | |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe makes the 1st free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe makes the 2nd free throw | 86-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Abraham Hanford misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 86-68 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Bryan Vadnais snags the offensive board | 86-68 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Sterling Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-68 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe pulls down the rebound | 86-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Casey Sansbury | 89-68 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Sterling Roberts comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 89-68 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe grabs the board | 89-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe runs out the clock | 89-68 |