| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ruben Bullard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Heer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (fresh) SG - Brad Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Jay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Archie Burt inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Anguiano - foul #2 on Keith Anguiano, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-26 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young gets the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 19:11 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Heer swats the shot by Keith Young | 43-26 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Archie Burt | 43-26 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Anguiano - foul #3 on Keith Anguiano, team foul #2 | 43-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG) Keith Anguiano | |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 18:36 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bart Christensen | 45-26 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a wide open 3 from the right corner | 48-26 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers makes the fadeaway from the right side | 48-28 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is hacked by Willie Rodgers - foul #1 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Mario Grant (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Archie Burt, Ruben Bullard, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Brad Gordon, Eric Walker, Keith Young, Daniel Jay | |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mario Grant | 50-28 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-28 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Grant | 50-28 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Armand Costa is whistled for a carry | 50-28 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Smith picks off the pass by Michael Gruzinsky | 50-28 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Tony Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine grabs the defensive rebound | 50-28 |
| 16:48 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-28 |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Heine | 50-28 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky is hacked by Charles Smail - foul #1 on Charles Smail, team foul #1 | 50-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Alan Heer (C) Bart Christensen, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG), Eric Walker (SF) Willie Rodgers, Chad Jenkins | |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Heslin - foul #1 on Michael Heslin, team foul #2 | 50-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young (PF), Daniel Jay (C) Larry Heine, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-30 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is hacked by Keith Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Young, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG) Wayne Canas | |
| 16:11 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon is whistled for a carry | 50-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Keith Young is called for the reach on Ruben Bullard - foul #3 on Keith Young, team foul #5 | 50-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PF) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Leon Morillo (SF) Willie Rodgers, Eric Walker | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Domenic Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Brad Gordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Morillo (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Keith Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Jay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-30 |
| 15:34 | East Carolina | Alan Heer grabs the offensive board | 50-30 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Alan Heer banks in the layup set up by Michael Heslin | 52-30 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Bart Christensen - foul #1 on Bart Christensen, team foul #3 | 52-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (SG), Charles Smail (SF), Armand Costa (C) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Brad Gordon, Keith Young, Daniel Jay | |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo makes the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Tony Smith is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-32 |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano buries a shot from the right side set up by Michael Gruzinsky and the foul's on Michael Heslin - foul #2 on Michael Heslin, team foul #4 | 55-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (PG) Michael Heslin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins (SF) Leon Morillo | |
| 14:34 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano makes the free throw | 55-35 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno dunks the ball set up by Charles Smail | 57-35 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-35 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Domenic Bruno | 57-35 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Domenic Bruno, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo (SG), Keith Young (PF) Wayne Canas, Larry Heine | |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leon Morillo | 57-37 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Leon Morillo is called for the reach on Mario Grant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leon Morillo, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PF) Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG), Eric Walker (SF) Leon Morillo, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Burt | 59-37 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 59-37 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno grabs the board | 59-37 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Mario Grant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Mario Grant, team foul #5 | 59-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay (C) Chad Jenkins | |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young buries a shot in the lane | 59-39 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ruben Bullard | 61-39 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alan Heer is called for the reach on Daniel Jay - foul #2 on Alan Heer, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Ruben Bullard, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SG), Larry Heine (PF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Keith Anguiano, Brad Gordon, Keith Young, Daniel Jay | |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Willie Rodgers | 61-41 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen hits the finger roll set up by Mario Grant | 63-41 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 63-41 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Mario Grant grabs the board | 63-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Smail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Willie Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Canas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Heine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Gruzinsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 63-41 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Smail | 63-41 |
| 10:54 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the wide open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 65-41 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine's 3 pointer is rejected by Bart Christensen | 65-41 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Charles Smail pulls down the rebound | 65-41 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Larry Heine is called for the reach on Mario Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Heine, team foul #7 | 65-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Domenic Bruno (PF), Alan Heer (C) Bart Christensen, Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Brad Gordon (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Keith Young (PF) Willie Rodgers, Wayne Canas, Eric Walker, Larry Heine | |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 66-41 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 67-41 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Tony Smith - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #7 | 67-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Archie Burt (SF) Tony Smith, Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay (C) Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Alan Heer snags the defensive board | 67-42 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Keith Young is called for the reach on Archie Burt - foul #4 on Keith Young, team foul #8 | 67-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine (PF) Keith Young | |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Archie Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Keith Anguiano | 69-44 |
| 09:41 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno is called for traveling | 69-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (PF) Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-44 |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay gets the offensive rebound | 69-44 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Alan Heer - foul #3 on Alan Heer, team foul #8 | 69-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (SG), Charles Smail (SF), Armand Costa (C) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SF) Keith Anguiano, Chad Jenkins | |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 69-46 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 69-46 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay tips it in | 69-48 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 69-48 |
| 08:09 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Smith is called for the reach on Willie Rodgers - foul #3 on Tony Smith, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Alan Heer (C) Tony Smith, Ruben Bullard, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker (SF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Brad Gordon, Daniel Jay | |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | Mario Grant pulls down the rebound | 69-48 |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Michael Gruzinsky is called for the reach on Bart Christensen - foul #1 on Michael Gruzinsky, team foul #9 | 69-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Domenic Bruno (PF) Michael Heslin, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Leon Morillo (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Keith Young (PF) Willie Rodgers, Wayne Canas, Eric Walker, Larry Heine | |
| 07:42 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Gruzinsky | 69-48 |
| 07:22 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young makes the 3 from the left corner | 69-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mario Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Domenic Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Heer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Morillo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chad Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Gruzinsky (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen's floater is knocked away by Michael Gruzinsky | 69-51 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young gets the rebound | 69-51 |
| 06:46 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Anguiano | 69-53 |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno can't finish the uncontested layup | 69-53 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Alan Heer - foul #4 on Alan Heer, team foul #10 | 69-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG), Ruben Bullard (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Charles Smail (C) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker (SF) Chad Jenkins | |
| 06:25 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard blows the layup | 69-56 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Young grabs the board | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | A charge is called on Leon Morillo - foul #5 on Leon Morillo, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Archie Burt (SF) Ruben Bullard, Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SG) Keith Anguiano, Leon Morillo | |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Armand Costa scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 71-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Canas | 71-58 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Tony Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Canas - foul #1 on Wayne Canas, team foul #11 | 71-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PF), Alan Heer (C) Armand Costa, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG) Eric Walker | |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Tony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Wayne Canas | 73-60 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Alan Heer misses short on an open runner from close range | 73-60 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno can't tip it in | 73-60 |
| 04:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Wayne Canas | 73-60 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-62 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is hacked by Brad Gordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Gordon, team foul #12 | 73-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (PG), Bart Christensen (SG), Ruben Bullard (PF) Michael Heslin, Tony Smith, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Daniel Jay (C) Willie Rodgers, Wayne Canas, Keith Young, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay snags the defensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay hits a fadeaway in the paint | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:48 | East Carolina | Mario Grant is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Archie Burt, Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay is fouled on the floor by Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #2 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #11 | 73-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armand Costa (C) Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 73-65 |
| 03:06 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bart Christensen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ruben Bullard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Armand Costa (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Keith Anguiano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brad Gordon (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Jenkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Heine (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Jay (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Larry Heine | 73-67 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alan Heer (C) Bart Christensen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SG), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Keith Anguiano, Brad Gordon, Daniel Jay | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | Armand Costa can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 73-67 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Armand Costa grabs the offensive rebound | 73-67 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Mario Grant is hacked by Willie Rodgers - foul #2 on Willie Rodgers, team foul #13 | 73-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Domenic Bruno (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker (SF), Keith Young (PF) Chad Jenkins, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:32 | East Carolina | Mario Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SG) Ruben Bullard | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gruzinsky (C) Larry Heine | |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | Bart Christensen takes the ball from Willie Rodgers | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Heslin, team foul #12 | 75-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano (PG) Willie Rodgers | |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Anguiano clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-67 |
| 02:04 | East Carolina | Alan Heer pulls down the rebound | 75-67 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Walker - foul #3 on Eric Walker, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brad Gordon (SG), Daniel Jay (C) Wayne Canas, Michael Gruzinsky | |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Alan Heer - foul #5 on Alan Heer, team foul #13 | 76-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Armand Costa (C) Alan Heer | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brad Gordon - foul #3 on Brad Gordon, team foul #15 | 76-68 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Armand Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-68 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Archie Burt | 78-68 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is open and buries a floater from the right block | 80-68 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Jay comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 80-68 |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin is hacked by Keith Young in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Young, team foul #16 | 80-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ruben Bullard (SG), Mario Grant (SF), Charles Smail (C) Bart Christensen, Archie Burt, Domenic Bruno | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers (PG), Wayne Canas (SG), Chad Jenkins (SF), Larry Heine (PF), Michael Gruzinsky (C) Keith Anguiano, Brad Gordon, Eric Walker, Keith Young, Daniel Jay | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heslin is called for the reach on Willie Rodgers - foul #4 on Michael Heslin, team foul #14 | 81-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Smith (PG) Michael Heslin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers misses the 2nd free throw | 81-69 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Armand Costa snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Charles Smail lays it in on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 83-69 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rodgers's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Smail | 83-69 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Jenkins | 83-69 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 83-69 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Heine gets the offensive rebound | 83-69 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Wayne Canas makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Willie Rodgers | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Tony Smith runs out the clock | 83-72 |