| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gale Shreve (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Carroll (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Sowders (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Jake Love inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Utah | Robert Evans misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-35 |
| 19:41 | Utah | Gale Shreve hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi | Edwin Carroll steals the ball from James Burgess | 35-35 |
| 19:12 | Utah | Edwin Carroll hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jake Love | 37-35 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-35 |
| 18:54 | Utah | The rebound goes to Robert Evans | 37-35 |
| 18:25 | Utah | Gale Shreve comes up short on the jumper from close range | 37-35 |
| 18:23 | Utah | Edwin Carroll tips it home | 39-35 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | James Burgess's pass is intercepted by Todd Sowders | 39-35 |
| 17:44 | Utah | Todd Sowders connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | James Burgess is fouled on the floor by Robert Evans - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Rafter (C) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 42-37 |
| 16:50 | Utah | Jake Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Utah | James Taggart (PF) Todd Sowders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Hal Warner (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West, Kurt Shade | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Hal Warner hits the finger roll | 42-39 |
| 16:29 | Utah | James Burgess takes the ball from James Taggart | 42-39 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Hal Warner | 42-41 |
| 15:49 | Utah | James Taggart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gale Shreve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Carroll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake Love (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Taggart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Rafter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Hal Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Douglas McGorry (PG), Eric Pruitt (SG), Todd Sowders (PF), Robert Evans (C) Gale Shreve, Edwin Carroll, Jake Love, Robert Rafter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael Butler, Michael Pugh, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| 14:50 | Utah | James Taggart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #3 on Michael West, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Utah | James Taggart misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Utah | James Taggart misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Todd Sowders can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kurt Shade - foul #1 on Kurt Shade, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Todd Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Todd Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Robert Evans gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:08 | Utah | James Taggart misses the dunk attempt | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Hal Warner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Taggart - foul #3 on James Taggart, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Gale Shreve (PG), Jake Love (SF) Douglas McGorry, James Taggart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (C) Cory Forrest | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Hal Warner makes the 3rd free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:31 | Utah | Eric Pruitt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Burgess | 43-46 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses long on a shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 13:20 | Utah | Jake Love snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:54 | Utah | James Burgess is called for the reach on Robert Evans - foul #1 on James Burgess, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Edwin Carroll (SG) Eric Pruitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Michael West, Hal Warner | |
| 12:36 | Utah | Michael Butler takes the ball from Gale Shreve | 43-46 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Michael Butler's pass is intercepted by Robert Evans | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Utah | Todd Sowders misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Butler | 43-46 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Robert Evans denies the turnaround by Gerald Cunningham | 43-46 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | James Burgess tips it in | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gale Shreve (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Carroll (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jake Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sowders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kurt Shade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Utah | Edwin Carroll misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Michael Butler blows the layup but the foul's on Edwin Carroll - foul #1 on Edwin Carroll, team foul #3 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Douglas McGorry (PG), James Taggart (PF), Robert Rafter (C) Gale Shreve, Todd Sowders, Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Kurt Shade, James Burgess | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | Utah | James Taggart grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:42 | Utah | Douglas McGorry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 10:41 | Utah | Robert Rafter grabs the offensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:29 | Utah | Douglas McGorry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Jack Wing (PF) Jake Love | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-48 |
| 10:06 | Utah | Robert Rafter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:01 | Utah | Edwin Carroll makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Taggart | 46-48 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Michael Butler snags the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Michael Butler buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael West | 46-50 |
| 09:19 | Utah | James Taggart drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-50 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Hal Warner scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Gerald Cunningham and the foul's on James Taggart - foul #4 on James Taggart, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Utah | Gale Shreve (PG), Eric Pruitt (SG), Jake Love (SF), Todd Sowders (PF), Robert Evans (C) Douglas McGorry, Edwin Carroll, James Taggart, Jack Wing, Robert Rafter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Gerald Cunningham, Cory Forrest | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Hal Warner misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:07 | Utah | Robert Evans pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:52 | Utah | Eric Pruitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Michael West - foul #4 on Michael West, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael West, Daniel Milano | |
| 08:52 | Utah | Eric Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:52 | Utah | Eric Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits a shot from the right block set up by Hal Warner and he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #4 on Robert Evans, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Rafter (C) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 08:30 | Utah | Robert Rafter knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jake Love | 53-55 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 08:05 | Utah | Todd Sowders snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Robert Rafter clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Kurt Shade - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Utah | Edwin Carroll (SG) Eric Pruitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Michael Pugh, Hal Warner | |
| 07:44 | Utah | Robert Rafter makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Robert Rafter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Edwin Carroll steals the ball from Michael West | 55-55 |
| 07:28 | Utah | Edwin Carroll lays it in | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gale Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Carroll (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jake Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Rafter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Robert Rafter - foul #2 on Robert Rafter, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Utah | James Taggart (PF), Robert Evans (C) Todd Sowders, Robert Rafter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SF) Kurt Shade | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:05 | Utah | The rebound goes to James Taggart | 57-55 |
| 06:48 | Utah | Michael Butler steals the ball from Robert Evans | 57-55 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Michael Butler throws it down | 57-57 |
| 06:24 | Utah | Gale Shreve misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael West - foul #5 on Michael West, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (SG), Daniel Milano (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West | |
| 06:24 | Utah | Gale Shreve makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:24 | Utah | Gale Shreve misses the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | James Burgess pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 06:04 | Utah | James Taggart gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:48 | Utah | Jake Love hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | James Burgess gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Butler | 58-59 |
| 05:10 | Utah | The pull-up jumper by Robert Evans is blocked by James Burgess | 58-59 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Jake Love swats the layup by Michael Butler | 58-59 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Jake Love misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 04:28 | Utah | James Taggart pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Gale Shreve comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Utah | Todd Sowders (PF) James Taggart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Pugh, Daniel Milano | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Michael Butler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-61 |
| 03:57 | Utah | Todd Sowders grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 03:43 | Utah | Edwin Carroll clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | James Burgess snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Damian Coley | 58-63 |
| 03:06 | Utah | Jake Love misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gale Shreve (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Carroll (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jake Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Todd Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Burgess (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 02:42 | Utah | Robert Evans gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 02:25 | Utah | Edwin Carroll makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gale Shreve | 60-63 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Douglas McGorry (PG), Eric Pruitt (SG) Gale Shreve, Edwin Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| 02:08 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Gale Shreve (PG), Edwin Carroll (SG) Douglas McGorry, Eric Pruitt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Hal Warner, Cory Forrest | |
| 01:51 | Utah | Gale Shreve scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Todd Sowders | 63-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 63-63 |
| 01:31 | Utah | Robert Evans grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Robert Evans misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 01:17 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Carroll | 63-63 |
| 01:00 | Utah | Edwin Carroll is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Edwin Carroll, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Michael Butler misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jake Love - foul #2 on Jake Love, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:19 | Utah | Gerald Cunningham swats the layup by Robert Evans | 63-65 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Edwin Carroll is called for the reach on James Burgess in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edwin Carroll, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Utah | Edwin Carroll misses the 3 from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Robert Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 00:05 | Utah | Damian Coley steals the ball from Edwin Carroll | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Damian Coley is hacked by Gale Shreve in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gale Shreve, team foul #10 | 63-67 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hal Warner (PF) Gerald Cunningham | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:03 | Utah | Robert Evans snags the defensive board | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Robert Evans misses the halfcourt shot | 63-67 |