| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Harry Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Shaun Naylor (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ralph Barbee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Pullin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Whiten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Naylor | 35-31 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cutright - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cutright, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:35 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson's pass is intercepted by Harry Bradley | 35-33 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr tips it in | 37-33 |
| 18:06 | Rhode Island | Shaun Naylor blocks the short jumper by Charles Whiten | 37-33 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 17:38 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:26 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Larry Pullin | 37-36 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright connects on the floater from close range | 39-36 |
| 16:51 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 16:49 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Rhode Island | Steve Abrams is called for the reach on Larry Pullin - foul #2 on Steve Abrams, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (PG), John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Nathan Wheeler (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Harry Bradley, Jeffery Carr, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), John Simmons (SG), Frank Shaw (SF), Robert Thorton (PF), Donald Noguera (C) Ralph Barbee, Randall Buker, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten, Daniel Johnson | |
| 15:55 | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw is hacked by Nathan Wheeler - foul #1 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Simmons (fresh) SF - Frank Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Noguera (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Ted McCoy | 39-38 |
| 15:24 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-38 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Charles Whiten (PF) Frank Shaw, Donald Noguera | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Regalado | 44-38 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lester Regalado - foul #1 on Lester Regalado, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Shaun Naylor (C) John Price, Bert Eldridge, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Larry Pullin (SF) Ted McCoy, John Simmons | |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr (SG) Thomas Wolfe | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton connects on the jumper from the left side | 44-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Barbee - foul #2 on Ralph Barbee, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Nathan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson (C) Robert Thorton | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor gets the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams buries a driving attempt from the right block | 47-41 |
| 12:54 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin's fadeaway is rejected by Shaun Naylor | 47-41 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Harry Bradley and he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), Donald Noguera (PF) Ralph Barbee, Charles Whiten | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | Shaun Naylor steals it from Ted McCoy | 49-41 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright is fouled on the floor by Donald Noguera - foul #1 on Donald Noguera, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (PG), John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Harry Bradley, Jeffery Carr, Steve Abrams, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Simmons (SF) Larry Pullin | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge loses the dribble to Ted McCoy | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Price (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Simmons (fresh) PF - Donald Noguera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Cutright - foul #3 on Jeffrey Cutright, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lester Regalado (C) Jeffrey Cutright | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Robert Thorton (SF), Charles Whiten (PF) Ted McCoy, Randall Buker, Daniel Johnson | |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Whiten - foul #2 on Charles Whiten, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Jeffery Carr (SG), Steve Abrams (SF) Thomas Wolfe, John Price, Bert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (SG) Donald Noguera | |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten throws it down on a great pass from Ted McCoy and he's fouled by Nathan Wheeler - foul #2 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin (SF) Ted McCoy | |
| 10:51 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Steve Abrams | 55-49 |
| 10:20 | Rhode Island | Nathan Wheeler swats the short shot by Robert Thorton | 55-49 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Wheeler | 55-49 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Barbee - foul #3 on Ralph Barbee, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Hester (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) Nathan Wheeler, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 10:06 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 10:05 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Pullin | 57-49 |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 09:48 | Rhode Island | John Simmons misses the tip | 57-49 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr is hacked by John Simmons - foul #1 on John Simmons, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Daniel Johnson (C) John Simmons, Robert Thorton | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Larry Pullin - foul #1 on Larry Pullin, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Jeffery Carr, Marcus Hester | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-49 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 58-49 |
| 08:30 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Buker | 58-51 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe travels with the ball | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF) Harry Bradley, Steve Abrams | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), John Simmons (SF), Robert Thorton (PF) Ralph Barbee, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten | |
| 07:55 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Jeffrey Cutright, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Thorton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-51 |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Wolfe - foul #1 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Charles Whiten (PF) Randall Buker, Daniel Johnson | |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:11 | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 06:55 | Rhode Island | John Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:42 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton buries a runner from close range set up by Ralph Barbee | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted McCoy - foul #2 on Ted McCoy, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) Thomas Wolfe, Jeffery Carr, Nathan Wheeler, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin (SF) Ted McCoy | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton is denied on a layup by Shaun Naylor | 59-55 |
| 06:10 | Rhode Island | Robert Thorton misses the tip | 59-55 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten tips it home | 59-57 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG) Bert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Randall Buker (SG), Donald Noguera (C) John Simmons, Robert Thorton | |
| 05:41 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-57 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker gets the offensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charles Whiten | 59-60 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Harry Bradley | 61-60 |
| 04:40 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera misses the lay-in | 61-60 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | John Price misses the shot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 04:32 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Pullin | 61-60 |
| 04:13 | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 04:12 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin grabs the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Price - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (PG), Jeffery Carr (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Nathan Wheeler (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Harry Bradley, John Price, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ted McCoy (PG), John Simmons (SF), Robert Thorton (PF), Daniel Johnson (C) Ralph Barbee, Larry Pullin, Charles Whiten, Donald Noguera | |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:50 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ted McCoy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randall Buker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Simmons (fresh) PF - Robert Thorton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lester Regalado - foul #2 on Lester Regalado, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Frank Shaw (SF) Randall Buker | |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Frank Shaw is called for the reach on Bert Eldridge - foul #1 on Frank Shaw, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | John Simmons can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffery Carr - foul #1 on Jeffery Carr, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Donald Noguera (PF) Frank Shaw | |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | John Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:49 | Rhode Island | John Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) Thomas Wolfe, Bert Eldridge, Nathan Wheeler, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee (PG), Randall Buker (SG), Larry Pullin (SF), Charles Whiten (PF) Ted McCoy, John Simmons, Robert Thorton, Donald Noguera | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Pullin - foul #2 on Larry Pullin, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:00 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten is whistled for traveling | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 01:45 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker is hacked by Harry Bradley - foul #2 on Harry Bradley, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 01:40 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shaun Naylor | 68-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Randall Buker is called for the reach on Jeffery Carr - foul #2 on Randall Buker, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Larry Pullin tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Buker - foul #3 on Randall Buker, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:19 | Rhode Island | Randall Buker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | Charles Whiten grabs the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Ralph Barbee clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams snags the defensive board | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams runs out the clock | 72-69 |