| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Thomas Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Conatser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Lybarger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clark Stembridge (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Silvernail (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Timothy Evenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Carstens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Corliss (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Morin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Millsaps | Bobby Lybarger inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 19:45 | Bates | Michael Morin grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 19:28 | Bates | Michael Davidson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 19:27 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 19:07 | Millsaps | Thomas Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Morin - foul #1 on Michael Morin, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 19:07 | Millsaps | Thomas Russell makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:07 | Millsaps | Thomas Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:07 | Bates | The rebound goes to Michael Morin | 35-23 |
| 18:45 | Bates | Clark Stembridge steps in front of the Timothy Evenson pass | 35-23 |
| 18:30 | Millsaps | David Conatser is whistled for traveling | 35-23 |
| 18:10 | Bates | Raymond Silvernail is called for the reach on Gary Corliss - foul #1 on Raymond Silvernail, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| 17:52 | Bates | Michael Davidson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 17:33 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sean Olander (SF) Bobby Lybarger | |
| Subs | Bates | Jeff Nixon (SF), Ben Nazario (C) Michael Davidson, Michael Morin | |
| 17:08 | Bates | Ben Nazario misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 17:06 | Bates | Timothy Evenson tips it in | 35-28 |
| 16:43 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Conatser | 38-28 |
| 16:27 | Bates | Leroy Carstens's pass is intercepted by David Conatser | 38-28 |
| 16:07 | Millsaps | David Conatser drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Russell | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Thomas Russell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Conatser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Olander (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clark Stembridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Silvernail (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Timothy Evenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leroy Carstens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Corliss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Nazario (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Bates | Gary Corliss scores on a runner from the right block | 41-30 |
| 15:43 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail knocks in the jumper near the basket | 43-30 |
| 15:19 | Bates | Ben Nazario misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 15:18 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 15:14 | Millsaps | The jump hook by Thomas Russell is blocked by Gary Corliss | 43-30 |
| 15:12 | Bates | Jeff Nixon gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 14:55 | Bates | Sean Olander is called for the reach on Jeff Nixon - foul #1 on Sean Olander, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards (PG), Benjamin Gray (SG), Bobby Lybarger (SF), Richard Brown (PF) Thomas Russell, David Conatser, Clark Stembridge, Raymond Silvernail | |
| Subs | Bates | Earnest Welch (PG), Claude Banister (SG), Michael Davidson (SF), Michael Morin (C) Timothy Evenson, Leroy Carstens, Gary Corliss, Ben Nazario | |
| 14:40 | Bates | Michael Morin is hacked by Edwin Edwards - foul #1 on Edwin Edwards, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edward Cramer (C) Sean Olander | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 14:33 | Bates | Michael Davidson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-30 |
| 14:32 | Millsaps | Richard Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 14:16 | Millsaps | Michael Davidson swats the short shot by Richard Brown | 43-30 |
| 14:15 | Bates | The rebound goes to Michael Davidson | 43-30 |
| 13:58 | Bates | Michael Morin blows the layup | 43-30 |
| 13:57 | Bates | Michael Morin tips it home | 43-32 |
| 13:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeff Nixon - foul #1 on Jeff Nixon, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Bates | Ben Nazario (PF) Jeff Nixon | |
| 13:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 13:29 | Bates | Ben Nazario misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sean Olander (C) Edward Cramer | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 13:29 | Bates | Ben Nazario makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 13:29 | Bates | Ben Nazario makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 13:21 | Millsaps | Sean Olander's pass is intercepted by Michael Davidson | 45-34 |
| 13:11 | Bates | The jump hook by Claude Banister is blocked by Richard Brown | 45-34 |
| 13:10 | Bates | Earnest Welch grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:54 | Bates | Earnest Welch misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-34 |
| 12:52 | Bates | Michael Morin misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 12:51 | Millsaps | Bobby Lybarger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 12:36 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 12:35 | Millsaps | Richard Brown grabs the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:30 | Millsaps | Benjamin Gray scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 12:11 | Bates | Claude Banister makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earnest Welch | 47-36 |
| 11:45 | Millsaps | Claude Banister is called for the reach on Richard Brown - foul #1 on Claude Banister, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Thomas Russell (PG), David Conatser (SG), John Barile (SF), Clark Stembridge (PF), Raymond Silvernail (C) Edwin Edwards, Benjamin Gray, Bobby Lybarger, Richard Brown, Sean Olander | |
| Subs | Bates | Timothy Evenson (PG), Leroy Carstens (SG), Jeff Nixon (SF), Gary Corliss (PF), Shawn Spear (C) Earnest Welch, Claude Banister, Michael Davidson, Ben Nazario, Michael Morin | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Thomas Russell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Conatser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Barile (fresh) PF - Clark Stembridge (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Silvernail (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Timothy Evenson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leroy Carstens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Corliss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Spear (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Spear - foul #2 on Shawn Spear, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 11:36 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 11:36 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 11:21 | Bates | Leroy Carstens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 11:20 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 11:14 | Millsaps | David Conatser buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clark Stembridge | 52-36 |
| 10:57 | Bates | Leroy Carstens buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Timothy Evenson | 52-39 |
| 10:36 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge connects on the jumper from the right block | 54-39 |
| 10:20 | Bates | Shawn Spear misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Barile - foul #1 on John Barile, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sean Olander (SF) John Barile | |
| Subs | Bates | | |
| 10:20 | Bates | Shawn Spear makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 10:20 | Bates | Shawn Spear makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:58 | Millsaps | Shawn Spear steals it from Clark Stembridge | 54-41 |
| 09:43 | Bates | Leroy Carstens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-41 |
| 09:42 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 09:30 | Millsaps | Sean Olander hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-41 |
| 09:28 | Bates | Shawn Spear grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 09:12 | Bates | Gary Corliss is hacked by Sean Olander - foul #2 on Sean Olander, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards (PG), Benjamin Gray (SG), Bobby Lybarger (SF), Richard Brown (C) Thomas Russell, David Conatser, Sean Olander, Raymond Silvernail | |
| Subs | Bates | Earnest Welch (PG), Michael Davidson (SF), Ben Nazario (C) Timothy Evenson, Gary Corliss, Shawn Spear | |
| 08:48 | Bates | Ben Nazario can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-41 |
| 08:46 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Millsaps | Jeff Nixon blocks the jumper by Benjamin Gray | 54-41 |
| 08:22 | Bates | Jeff Nixon pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 08:08 | Bates | Edwin Edwards steals it from Jeff Nixon | 54-41 |
| 07:53 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge misses the 3 from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 07:51 | Millsaps | Richard Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:28 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edwin Edwards | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Edwin Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bobby Lybarger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clark Stembridge (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Earnest Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Carstens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Nazario (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:10 | Bates | Earnest Welch misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Edwin Edwards - foul #2 on Edwin Edwards, team foul #7 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Thomas Russell (PG), David Conatser (SG), Sean Olander (SF), Edward Cramer (PF), Raymond Silvernail (C) Edwin Edwards, Benjamin Gray, Bobby Lybarger, Clark Stembridge, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Bates | Timothy Evenson (PG), Bobby Wills (SF), Gary Corliss (PF), Michael Morin (C) Leroy Carstens, Michael Davidson, Jeff Nixon, Ben Nazario | |
| 07:10 | Bates | Earnest Welch makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 07:10 | Bates | Earnest Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:44 | Millsaps | The jumper by Thomas Russell is denied by Gary Corliss | 57-43 |
| 06:42 | Bates | Gary Corliss snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:26 | Bates | Michael Morin can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 57-43 |
| 06:25 | Bates | Gary Corliss gets the offensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | Bates | Gary Corliss misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Conatser - foul #1 on David Conatser, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| Subs | Bates | Claude Banister (SG) Earnest Welch | |
| 06:14 | Bates | Gary Corliss misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | Bates | Gary Corliss misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 06:14 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:51 | Millsaps | Edward Cramer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 05:49 | Bates | Gary Corliss pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:44 | Bates | Timothy Evenson's floater is tipped away by Raymond Silvernail | 57-43 |
| 05:43 | Bates | Claude Banister tips it but misses | 57-43 |
| 05:42 | Millsaps | Sean Olander grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:21 | Millsaps | Sean Olander can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Evenson - foul #3 on Timothy Evenson, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards (PG), Clark Stembridge (PF) Thomas Russell, Edward Cramer | |
| Subs | Bates | Leroy Carstens (SG), Michael Davidson (SF) Claude Banister, Bobby Wills | |
| 05:21 | Millsaps | Sean Olander makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:21 | Millsaps | Sean Olander misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 05:21 | Bates | Michael Morin pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 05:04 | Bates | Leroy Carstens can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-43 |
| 05:02 | Bates | Michael Morin gets the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:57 | Bates | Gary Corliss can't connect on a runner from the left block | 58-43 |
| 04:56 | Millsaps | Raymond Silvernail snags the defensive board | 58-43 |
| 04:38 | Millsaps | Clark Stembridge knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 60-43 |
| 04:25 | Bates | Gary Corliss misses the lay-in | 60-43 |
| 04:24 | Bates | Michael Morin tips it in | 60-45 |
| 04:01 | Millsaps | Sean Olander connects on the jumper from close range | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Bates | Leroy Carstens misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on David Conatser - foul #2 on David Conatser, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Benjamin Gray (SG), John Barile (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Edward Cramer (C) David Conatser, Sean Olander, Clark Stembridge, Raymond Silvernail | |
| Subs | Bates | Earnest Welch (PG), Jeff Nixon (SF), Ben Nazario (PF), Shawn Spear (C) Timothy Evenson, Michael Davidson, Gary Corliss, Michael Morin | |
| 03:57 | Bates | Leroy Carstens makes the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 03:57 | Bates | Leroy Carstens makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:28 | Millsaps | John Barile can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 03:26 | Bates | Shawn Spear gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Edwin Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benjamin Gray (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Barile (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Cramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bates | PG - Earnest Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Carstens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ben Nazario (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Spear (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Bates | Earnest Welch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 03:10 | Millsaps | Edward Cramer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Earnest Welch - foul #3 on Earnest Welch, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sean Olander (SF) John Barile | |
| Subs | Bates | Claude Banister (SG) Leroy Carstens | |
| 02:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:42 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:27 | Bates | Edwin Edwards swats the layup by Claude Banister | 64-47 |
| 02:25 | Millsaps | Edward Cramer snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 01:56 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-47 |
| 01:55 | Bates | The rebound goes to Ben Nazario | 64-47 |
| 01:47 | Bates | Earnest Welch hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 01:26 | Millsaps | Richard Brown misses the jumper in the paint | 64-50 |
| 01:25 | Millsaps | Benjamin Gray grabs the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 01:08 | Millsaps | Earnest Welch takes the ball from Edwin Edwards | 64-50 |
| 00:56 | Bates | Ben Nazario connects on the floater near the basket | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Millsaps | Richard Brown is hacked by Shawn Spear - foul #3 on Shawn Spear, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| 00:27 | Millsaps | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:27 | Millsaps | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:27 | Bates | Claude Banister snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bates | Bates is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Bates | Earnest Welch buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Nixon | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Millsaps | Edwin Edwards runs out the clock | 65-54 |