| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Harry Bradley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Shaun Naylor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Reid Lamkin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Oleg Zodrow (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reinaldo Ramirez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Aaron Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McGuirk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:56 | Mississippi | Reinaldo Ramirez steps in front of the Harry Bradley pass in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Reid Lamkin | 37-43 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shaun Naylor | 40-43 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr's pass is intercepted by Oleg Zodrow in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 18:58 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow lays it in | 40-45 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Jeffrey Cutright and he's fouled by Aaron Miller - foul #2 on Aaron Miller, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Fletcher (SF) Reinaldo Ramirez | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller lays it in | 43-47 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Aaron Miller - foul #3 on Aaron Miller, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Nathan Wheeler (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Jeffery Carr, Thomas Wolfe, Jeffrey Cutright, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Hagan (PG), Robert Curry (SF), Jessie Collins (PF), Andrew Doughty (C) Reid Lamkin, Oleg Zodrow, Aaron Miller, James McGuirk | |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | Robert Curry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Kevin Hagan is called for the reach on Lester Regalado - foul #3 on Kevin Hagan, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Reid Lamkin (PG) Kevin Hagan | |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 45-47 |
| 17:08 | Texas Southern | Reid Lamkin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher tips it but misses | 45-47 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | John Price misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 16:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Curry | 45-47 |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Reid Lamkin and he's fouled by Lester Regalado - foul #1 on Lester Regalado, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (PG), Jeffery Carr (SG), Shaun Naylor (C) Harry Bradley, John Price, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow (SG), Reinaldo Ramirez (SF), James McGuirk (C) William Fletcher, Robert Curry, Jessie Collins | |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe is fouled in the backcourt by Reid Lamkin - foul #1 on Reid Lamkin, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Oleg Zodrow steals it from Nathan Wheeler | 45-49 |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-49 |
| 15:59 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Eldridge (fairly fresh) PF - Nathan Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaun Naylor (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Reid Lamkin (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Oleg Zodrow (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Reinaldo Ramirez (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Doughty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James McGuirk (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-49 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler scores on a jump hook in the paint | 47-49 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | Reid Lamkin connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oleg Zodrow | 47-51 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-51 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler tips it but misses | 47-51 |
| 14:50 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:44 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk misses the floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe jams it on a great pass from Shaun Naylor | 49-51 |
| 13:58 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor throws it down set up by Bert Eldridge | 51-53 |
| 13:21 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 51-53 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shaun Naylor | 51-53 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Reid Lamkin - foul #2 on Reid Lamkin, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Thomas Wolfe, Jeffery Carr, Nathan Wheeler, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Philip Young (PG), William Fletcher (SG), Robert Curry (SF), Aaron Miller (PF), Jessie Collins (C) Reid Lamkin, Oleg Zodrow, Reinaldo Ramirez, Andrew Doughty, James McGuirk | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Robert Curry can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-53 |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 12:24 | Texas Southern | Robert Curry lays it in and he's hacked by Harry Bradley - foul #3 on Harry Bradley, team foul #2 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG) Bert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 12:24 | Texas Southern | Robert Curry makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Price | 54-56 |
| 11:46 | Texas Southern | Jessie Collins is called for traveling | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Harry Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Philip Young (fresh) 3 pf. SG - William Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jessie Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-56 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | John Price gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the turnaround in the lane | 54-56 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:50 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-56 |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Jessie Collins tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Jessie Collins picks off the pass by Jeffrey Cutright | 54-58 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | Robert Curry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | William Fletcher steals it from Jeffrey Cutright in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher dunks the ball | 54-60 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 56-60 |
| 09:29 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Cutright steals it from Robert Curry | 56-60 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams travels with the ball | 56-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr (SG), Thomas Wolfe (SF), Marcus Hester (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) John Price, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Hagan (PG), Oleg Zodrow (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), James McGuirk (C) Philip Young, William Fletcher, Robert Curry, Jessie Collins | |
| 08:46 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk hits the finger roll | 56-62 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Oleg Zodrow is called for the reach on Jeffery Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oleg Zodrow, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty (PF) Aaron Miller | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor can't finish the layup | 56-62 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 08:17 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-62 |
| 08:15 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Oleg Zodrow | 56-62 |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Harry Lucchesi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk tips it home | 56-64 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr is fouled in the backcourt by James McGuirk - foul #3 on James McGuirk, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF) Harry Bradley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow misses the floater from the left side | 58-64 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffery Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcus Hester (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Shaun Naylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Hagan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Oleg Zodrow (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Lucchesi (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Doughty (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James McGuirk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | James McGuirk is called for the reach on Thomas Wolfe - foul #4 on James McGuirk, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (PF), Larry Ellerbe (C) Marcus Hester, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Philip Young (PG), Reinaldo Ramirez (SF), Aaron Miller (PF) Kevin Hagan, Harry Lucchesi, Andrew Doughty | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Nathan Wheeler steps in front of the Aaron Miller pass | 60-64 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler tips it back up and in | 62-64 |
| 06:38 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Reinaldo Ramirez | 62-66 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe misses the wide open floater from the left block | 62-66 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 06:10 | Texas Southern | Steve Abrams steals the ball from Philip Young | 62-66 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe lays it in set up by Steve Abrams | 64-66 |
| 05:50 | Texas Southern | James McGuirk misses the easy layup | 64-66 |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to James McGuirk | 64-66 |
| 05:37 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow loses the ball out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Marcus Hester (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) Thomas Wolfe, Jeffery Carr, Steve Abrams, Nathan Wheeler, Larry Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Hagan (PG), Harry Lucchesi (SF), Robert Curry (PF), Andrew Doughty (C) Philip Young, Reinaldo Ramirez, Aaron Miller, James McGuirk | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Oleg Zodrow - foul #2 on Oleg Zodrow, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Reid Lamkin (PG), Jessie Collins (PF) Oleg Zodrow, Harry Lucchesi | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty grabs the board | 65-66 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 65-66 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | John Price grabs the defensive rebound | 65-66 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Curry - foul #1 on Robert Curry, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Marcus Hester | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Fletcher (SG), Harry Lucchesi (SF) Kevin Hagan, Robert Curry | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Reid Lamkin and the foul's on Bert Eldridge - foul #2 on Bert Eldridge, team foul #3 | 67-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Philip Young (PG), James McGuirk (C) Reid Lamkin, Jessie Collins | |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | Andrew Doughty misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor grabs the board | 67-68 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley travels with the ball | 67-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr (SG), Steve Abrams (SF) John Price, Bert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Hagan (PG), Aaron Miller (PF) Philip Young, Andrew Doughty | |
| 03:34 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kevin Hagan and he's fouled by Steve Abrams - foul #4 on Steve Abrams, team foul #4 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Jeffrey Cutright, Shaun Naylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow (SG), Robert Curry (C) William Fletcher, James McGuirk | |
| 03:34 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Harry Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Hagan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oleg Zodrow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Harry Lucchesi (fresh) PF - Aaron Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Curry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Kevin Hagan steals it from Lester Regalado | 67-71 |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (PG), John Price (SG), Bert Eldridge (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Shaun Naylor (C) Harry Bradley, Jeffery Carr, Steve Abrams, Nathan Wheeler, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Reid Lamkin (PG), William Fletcher (SF), Jessie Collins (PF) Kevin Hagan, Harry Lucchesi, Aaron Miller | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright loses the dribble to Oleg Zodrow | 67-71 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow banks in the layup | 67-73 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright makes the fadeaway near the basket | 69-73 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF) Bert Eldridge | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Philip Young (PG), Aaron Miller (PF), James McGuirk (C) Reid Lamkin, Jessie Collins, Robert Curry | |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | William Fletcher loses the dribble to John Price | 69-73 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | John Price banks in the layup | 71-73 |
| 01:40 | Texas Southern | Philip Young hits a floater from the right block | 71-75 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Bradley (PG), Jeffery Carr (SG) Thomas Wolfe, John Price | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Reinaldo Ramirez (SF) William Fletcher | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-75 |
| 01:21 | Texas Southern | Aaron Miller misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-75 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor gets the rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Harry Bradley | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Philip Young can't throw it down but the foul's on Harry Bradley - foul #4 on Harry Bradley, team foul #5 | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Philip Young misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:34 | Texas Southern | Philip Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jeffery Carr connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Abrams | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Texas Southern | Harry Bradley steals it from Reinaldo Ramirez | 77-76 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Harry Bradley throws it down | 79-76 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Oleg Zodrow misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Shaun Naylor grabs the board | 79-76 |