| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ernest Pullum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Claude Zhang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Lemaster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zeinert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Waits (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Morillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Tony Lemaster is hacked by Michael Fisher - foul #2 on Michael Fisher, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:21 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 19:20 | Southern | Bruce Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:04 | Southern | Bruce Harris clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:36 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits can't connect on a shot in the lane | 28-33 |
| 18:35 | Southern | Christopher Reaves gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Tony Lemaster takes the ball from Ernest Pullum | 28-33 |
| 18:25 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang misses the lay-in | 28-33 |
| 18:24 | Southern | Michael Fisher gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Ernest Pullum misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Claude Zhang - foul #2 on Claude Zhang, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Ernest Pullum makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Ernest Pullum makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang's layup is rejected by Michael Fisher | 30-33 |
| 17:52 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:41 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 17:39 | Southern | Ernest Pullum gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Christopher Reaves misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Lemaster - foul #2 on Tony Lemaster, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Thomas (PF), Mark Banks (C) Michael Fisher, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 17:35 | Southern | Christopher Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Christopher Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:21 | Jackson State | Tony Lemaster connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Zhang | 32-35 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Matthew Thomas knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Tommy Morillo, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern | John Lipman (PG), Alfred Hoskins (SG), Manuel Rodgers (PF) Ernest Pullum, Christopher Reaves, Jack Daniel | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Barra (PG), Taylor Anderson (SG), William Sturtevant (SF), Deon Shillings (PF), Andrew Wallace (C) Claude Zhang, Tony Lemaster, Robert Zeinert, Clarence Waits, Tommy Morillo | |
| 16:19 | Southern | John Lipman is fouled on the floor by Taylor Anderson - foul #1 on Taylor Anderson, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Fisher (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Manuel Rodgers, Mark Banks | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 15:59 | Southern | Alfred Hoskins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-35 |
| 15:58 | Southern | Bruce Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Lipman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Hoskins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Michael Barra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Taylor Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sturtevant (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Deon Shillings (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Southern | Michael Fisher misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 34-35 |
| 15:44 | Southern | Michael Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:38 | Southern | Michael Fisher drills a fadeaway from the left side | 36-35 |
| 15:19 | Jackson State | Michael Barra steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Claude Zhang (PG), Tony Lemaster (SG), Robert Zeinert (SF), Clarence Waits (PF), Tommy Morillo (C) Michael Barra, Taylor Anderson, William Sturtevant, Deon Shillings, Andrew Wallace | |
| 15:05 | Southern | Clarence Waits is called for the reach on Matthew Thomas - foul #1 on Clarence Waits, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Ernest Pullum (PG), Jack Daniel (SF) John Lipman, Matthew Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 14:53 | Southern | Alfred Hoskins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Reaves (SG), Mark Banks (C) Alfred Hoskins, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 14:33 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Manuel Rodgers (PF) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 14:10 | Southern | Christopher Reaves is fouled on the floor by Clarence Waits - foul #2 on Clarence Waits, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Thomas (PF) Manuel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 13:48 | Southern | Christopher Reaves buries a jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 13:30 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Zeinert | 38-37 |
| 13:05 | Southern | Christopher Reaves can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:04 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 12:43 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jack Daniel - foul #3 on Jack Daniel, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Southern | John Lipman (PG), Alfred Hoskins (SG), Michael Fisher (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Ernest Pullum, Christopher Reaves, Jack Daniel, Mark Banks | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Barra (PG), Taylor Anderson (SG), Andrew Wallace (C) Claude Zhang, Tony Lemaster, Tommy Morillo | |
| 12:43 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:43 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:33 | Southern | Michael Fisher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Fisher, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Lance Lord (SF) Matthew Thomas | |
| Subs | Jackson State | William Sturtevant (SF) Robert Zeinert | |
| 12:11 | Jackson State | Michael Barra comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Michael Fisher grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 12:03 | Southern | Bruce Harris knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Alfred Hoskins | 40-39 |
| 11:42 | Jackson State | William Sturtevant scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Lipman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Hoskins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lance Lord (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Michael Barra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Taylor Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sturtevant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clarence Waits (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Southern | Lance Lord loses the ball out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Thomas (SF) Lance Lord | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Claude Zhang (PG), Tony Lemaster (SG), Deon Shillings (PF), Tommy Morillo (C) Michael Barra, Taylor Anderson, Clarence Waits, Andrew Wallace | |
| 11:07 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 11:06 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang tips it in | 40-44 |
| 10:43 | Southern | Deon Shillings knocks away the 3 by Matthew Thomas | 40-44 |
| 10:41 | Southern | Michael Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:21 | Southern | William Sturtevant is called for the reach on Matthew Thomas - foul #3 on William Sturtevant, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Ernest Pullum (PG), Christopher Reaves (SG), Jack Daniel (SF), Mark Banks (C) John Lipman, Alfred Hoskins, Michael Fisher, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert (SF), Clarence Waits (PF) William Sturtevant, Deon Shillings | |
| 10:21 | Southern | Matthew Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Matthew Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 10:03 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 10:02 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 10:01 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:50 | Jackson State | Jack Daniel steals the ball from Tony Lemaster | 42-44 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Jack Daniel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 09:06 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Thomas - foul #1 on Matthew Thomas, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Southern | Manuel Rodgers (PF), Bruce Harris (C) Matthew Thomas, Mark Banks | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Michael Barra (PG), Taylor Anderson (SG), Andrew Wallace (C) Claude Zhang, Tony Lemaster, Tommy Morillo | |
| 09:06 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:06 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 08:47 | Southern | Christopher Reaves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:45 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:27 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 08:26 | Southern | Manuel Rodgers snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Ernest Pullum buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Reaves | 48-46 |
| 08:04 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace blows the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Reaves - foul #2 on Christopher Reaves, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Fisher (PF) Manuel Rodgers | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Deon Shillings (PF), Tommy Morillo (C) Taylor Anderson, Clarence Waits | |
| 08:04 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:04 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Tommy Morillo denies the turnaround by Jack Daniel | 48-48 |
| 07:50 | Southern | Michael Fisher tips it in | 50-48 |
| 07:33 | Jackson State | Deon Shillings comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 07:31 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Morillo | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ernest Pullum (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Daniel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Michael Barra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Zeinert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Deon Shillings (fresh) 5 pts. C - Tommy Morillo (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert misses long on a jumper in the lane | 50-48 |
| 07:10 | Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Fisher | 50-48 |
| 07:05 | Southern | Ernest Pullum clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:03 | Jackson State | Deon Shillings grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:45 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 06:43 | Jackson State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Morillo | 50-48 |
| 06:28 | Jackson State | Bruce Harris denies the turnaround by Robert Zeinert | 50-48 |
| 06:27 | Southern | Christopher Reaves snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:21 | Southern | Jack Daniel comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Wallace - foul #2 on Andrew Wallace, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern | John Lipman (PG), Alfred Hoskins (SG), Mark Banks (C) Ernest Pullum, Christopher Reaves, Bruce Harris | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Claude Zhang (PG), Tony Lemaster (SG), William Sturtevant (SF), Clarence Waits (PF) Andrew Wallace, Michael Barra, Robert Zeinert, Deon Shillings | |
| 06:21 | Southern | Jack Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:21 | Southern | Jack Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:13 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-51 |
| 06:01 | Southern | Jack Daniel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-51 |
| 05:59 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 05:44 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo misses the jump hook from the left block | 52-51 |
| 05:43 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang tips it home | 52-53 |
| 05:38 | Southern | Alfred Hoskins makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-53 |
| 05:26 | Jackson State | Claude Zhang misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-53 |
| 05:25 | Southern | Jack Daniel snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 05:18 | Southern | Alfred Hoskins comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 05:16 | Jackson State | William Sturtevant grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:58 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Banks - foul #1 on Mark Banks, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Thomas (SF), Manuel Rodgers (PF) Jack Daniel, Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert (SF) William Sturtevant | |
| 04:58 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Southern | John Lipman hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 55-56 |
| 04:36 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:24 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert clanks a floater in the paint | 55-56 |
| 04:23 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo tips it in | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Southern | Clarence Waits is called for the reach on John Lipman - foul #3 on Clarence Waits, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Reaves (SG) Alfred Hoskins | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace (C) Tommy Morillo | |
| 04:13 | Southern | John Lipman misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:13 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 04:03 | Jackson State | Andrew Wallace knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Claude Zhang | 55-60 |
| 03:41 | Southern | Andrew Wallace takes the ball from Mark Banks | 55-60 |
| 03:19 | Jackson State | Mark Banks steps in front of the Andrew Wallace pass | 55-60 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Lipman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Claude Zhang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Lemaster (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Zeinert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Waits (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:58 | Southern | Christopher Reaves connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lipman | 58-60 |
| 02:39 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Tony Lemaster | 58-62 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Southern | Ernest Pullum (PG), Jack Daniel (SF), Michael Fisher (PF), Bruce Harris (C) John Lipman, Matthew Thomas, Manuel Rodgers, Mark Banks | |
| Subs | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo (C) Andrew Wallace | |
| 02:21 | Southern | Michael Fisher clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-62 |
| 02:20 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Harris | 58-62 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Michael Fisher misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Waits - foul #4 on Clarence Waits, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Michael Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:09 | Southern | Michael Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:50 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-62 |
| 01:33 | Southern | Ernest Pullum misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 01:31 | Jackson State | Robert Zeinert gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:21 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits double dribbles | 60-62 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Robert Zeinert is called for the reach on Michael Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Zeinert, team foul #11 | 60-62 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Michael Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Michael Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Fisher - foul #4 on Michael Fisher, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:44 | Jackson State | Tommy Morillo grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits is fouled on the floor by Michael Fisher - foul #5 on Michael Fisher, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern | Matthew Thomas (PF) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Clarence Waits misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:15 | Southern | Bruce Harris snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Robert Zeinert is called for the reach on Jack Daniel - foul #3 on Robert Zeinert, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Jack Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Jack Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:07 | Jackson State | Jackson State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Tony Lemaster connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 63-65 |