| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Ballou (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark inbounds the ball | 42-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lawrence Karlinsky | 42-26 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Erik Rockwell and the foul's on James Talbot - foul #3 on James Talbot, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG) James Talbot | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses the free throw | 44-26 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-26 |
| 19:10 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou grabs the defensive rebound | 44-26 |
| 19:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Johnson | 44-26 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | August Haggard is called for the reach on Erik Rockwell in the backcourt - foul #2 on August Haggard, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 44-26 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Justin Ballou | 44-26 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Curtis Clark picks off the pass by Erik Rockwell | 44-29 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Karlinsky | 44-32 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 46-32 |
| 17:35 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Karlinsky in the backcourt | 46-32 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols is hacked by Sylvester Stover - foul #2 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Max Bond (SG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Jeffrey Strother, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), Peter Narron (SG), James Kingery (SF), Max Wiley (PF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, August Haggard, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 16:48 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley misses short on a runner from close range | 46-32 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Scott Simpson | 46-32 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Max Bond is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Scott Simpson | 48-32 |
| 16:17 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Max Bond loses the dribble to Eric Raiford | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Max Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Narron (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Kingery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Max Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Raiford - foul #3 on Eric Raiford, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Scott Simpson, Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Gary Molinari (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Eric Raiford, Peter Narron, James Kingery, Max Wiley, John Christensen | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-35 |
| 15:18 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark tips it in | 48-37 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari tips it in | 51-39 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Max Bond is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Nichols - foul #1 on Edward Nichols, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Timothy Crawford (SG), Louis Johnson (C) Max Bond, Erik Rockwell, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF) Edward Nichols, Curtis Clark, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Justin Ballou swats the dunk try by Tommy Simms | 51-39 |
| 14:20 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford is whistled for traveling | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), John Christensen (C) James Talbot, Gary Molinari | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Junior Hart | 54-39 |
| 13:36 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou loses the dribble to Tommy Simms | 54-39 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-39 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson tips it but misses | 54-39 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Simms | 54-39 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is fouled on the floor by August Haggard - foul #3 on August Haggard, team foul #5 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG), Jeffrey Strother (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF) Timothy Crawford, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (PG), James Talbot (SG), James Kingery (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) August Haggard, Eric Raiford, Max Wiley, John Christensen | |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-39 |
| 13:04 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky is whistled for traveling | 56-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (C) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Max Bond hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 56-39 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 12:43 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-39 |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Karlinsky | 56-39 |
| 12:25 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron loses the ball out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Curtis Clark (SF), Gary Molinari (PF) Peter Narron, James Kingery, Justin Ballou | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses badly on a runner from close range | 56-39 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Talbot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Curtis Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Molinari (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:57 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses short on an open floater near the basket | 56-42 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Johnson | 56-42 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Clark - foul #2 on Curtis Clark, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Timothy Crawford (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Albert Abernethy (C) Max Bond, Erik Rockwell, Edward Disalvo, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), Max Wiley (PF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Gary Molinari, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Tommy Simms (PF) Scott Simpson, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| 10:48 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses long on a jumper in the lane | 58-42 |
| 10:34 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Illinois | Sylvester Stover picks off the pass by Max Wiley | 58-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:06 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-42 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Curtis Clark drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Albert Abernethy, team foul #2 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Jeffrey Strother (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover, Timothy Crawford, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Peter Narron (SG), James Kingery (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Gary Molinari (C) August Haggard, Eric Raiford, Curtis Clark, Max Wiley, John Christensen | |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #3 | 60-44 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:59 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Molinari grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:24 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Johnson | 60-46 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 08:06 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-46 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou grabs the offensive board | 60-46 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Disalvo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Edward Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Narron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Kingery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Ballou (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Molinari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Max Bond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:26 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Edward Nichols | 60-51 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Max Bond travels in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Jeffrey Strother, Edward Disalvo, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (PG), James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Edward Nichols, Peter Narron, James Kingery, Gary Molinari | |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | The jumper by Curtis Clark is denied by Tommy Simms | 60-51 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell lays it in set up by Timothy Crawford | 62-53 |
| 06:34 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-53 |
| 06:33 | Eastern Illinois | Justin Ballou snags the offensive board | 62-53 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Erik Rockwell - foul #1 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Junior Hart (SF), Albert Abernethy (C) Sylvester Stover, Timothy Crawford, Max Bond | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (SG), Max Wiley (SF), John Christensen (PF) James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Justin Ballou | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Raiford - foul #4 on Eric Raiford, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG) Eric Raiford | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:41 | Eastern Illinois | Tommy Simms blocks the short jumper by John Christensen | 64-54 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols hits the follow up shot | 64-56 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Junior Hart double dribbles | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (PF) Tommy Simms | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Talbot (SG), Curtis Clark (SF) August Haggard, John Christensen | |
| 04:52 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 64-56 |
| 04:50 | Eastern Illinois | Lawrence Karlinsky gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 04:37 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson grabs the board | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 04:19 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Curtis Clark | 64-56 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Abernethy | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson is fouled on the floor by Edward Nichols - foul #2 on Edward Nichols, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Max Bond (C) Erik Rockwell, Junior Hart, Jeffrey Strother, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard (PG), Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (PF), Gary Molinari (C) Edward Nichols, James Talbot, Curtis Clark, Max Wiley, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Scott Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Max Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - August Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Raiford (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Kingery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Christensen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Molinari (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | August Haggard misses badly on a shot from the left side | 66-56 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the wide open runner from the right block set up by Timothy Crawford | 68-56 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Johnson (C) Scott Simpson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:58 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 68-56 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Edward Nichols (PG), Max Wiley (SF), Justin Ballou (PF), Lawrence Karlinsky (C) Eric Raiford, James Kingery, John Christensen, Gary Molinari | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Max Bond makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Junior Hart and he's fouled by August Haggard - foul #4 on August Haggard, team foul #9 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Sylvester Stover, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford (SG), James Kingery (SF), John Christensen (C) Edward Nichols, Justin Ballou, Lawrence Karlinsky | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Max Bond makes the free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:22 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 71-56 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother is hacked by August Haggard in the backcourt - foul #5 on August Haggard, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Peter Narron (SG) August Haggard | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-58 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford misses long on a floater from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson can't tip it in | 73-58 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson tips it but misses | 73-58 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson hits the follow up shot | 75-58 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | Timothy Crawford is called for the reach on Max Wiley - foul #3 on Timothy Crawford, team foul #5 | 75-58 |
| 01:09 | Eastern Illinois | Max Wiley jams it | 75-60 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson is hacked by Max Wiley - foul #1 on Max Wiley, team foul #11 | 75-60 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen snags the defensive board | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Eric Raiford misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-60 |
| 00:38 | Eastern Illinois | John Christensen grabs the offensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Albert Abernethy steals the ball from Max Wiley | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy loses the dribble to James Kingery | 76-60 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | James Kingery misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-60 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy runs out the clock | 76-60 |