| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Andrew Brubaker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hunter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Chancy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Calhoun (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Brian Barnett (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Jacob Wright inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jacob Wright | 40-40 |
| 19:30 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 19:29 | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 19:13 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Hill (SF) Jacob Wright | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (SG) Brian Barnett | |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 18:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jason Charles, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG), Matthew Bartram (SG), Jimmy Smith (SF), Charlie Szymkowski (PF), Scott Counts (C) Andrew Brubaker, Jonathan Hunter, Larry Hill, Donald Chancy, Bradley Calhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett (SG), William Grant (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Christopher Kohn (C) Dennis Huff, Olin Czlapinski, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| 18:03 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram's floater is tipped away by Christopher Kohn | 40-40 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant is open and buries a floater near the basket | 40-42 |
| 17:44 | Manhattan | Larry Corbitt steps in front of the Charlie Szymkowski pass | 40-42 |
| 17:20 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Counts is called for the reach on Larry Corbitt - foul #1 on Scott Counts, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SG), Jacob Wright (SF), Donald Chancy (PF), Bradley Calhoun (C) Ricky Todd, Matthew Bartram, Jimmy Smith, Charlie Szymkowski, Scott Counts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Travis Vidaurri (PF) Larry Corbitt, William Grant, Christopher Kohn | |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 16:47 | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-45 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 16:44 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri travels in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Hill (SG) Jonathan Hunter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Brian Barnett, Olin Czlapinski, Todd Williams | |
| 16:36 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun misses badly on a floater in the lane | 40-45 |
| 16:35 | Manhattan | Jacob Wright misses the tip | 40-45 |
| 16:34 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 40-45 |
| 16:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt grabs the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jacob Wright - foul #3 on Jacob Wright, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG), Matthew Bartram (SG), Charlie Szymkowski (PF) Andrew Brubaker, Jacob Wright, Donald Chancy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett (SG), William Grant (SF) Dennis Huff, Travis Vidaurri | |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:48 | Manhattan | Larry Hill hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Ricky Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bartram (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charlie Szymkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Calhoun (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Larry Corbitt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 stl. SG - Brian Barnett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Teeters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Charles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | Charlie Szymkowski takes the ball from Larry Corbitt | 43-47 |
| 15:17 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Barnett - foul #1 on Brian Barnett, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter (SG), Jimmy Smith (SF), Joseph Gilliland (PF) Ricky Todd, Larry Hill, Charlie Szymkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (PG), Dennis Huff (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Christopher Kohn (C) Larry Corbitt, Brian Barnett, William Grant, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| 15:17 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:17 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 45-47 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Lovato | 45-49 |
| 14:16 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Matthew Bartram and the foul's on Todd Williams - foul #1 on Todd Williams, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker (PG), Jacob Wright (SF), Scott Counts (PF) Matthew Bartram, Jimmy Smith, Joseph Gilliland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) William Lovato, Dennis Huff, Todd Williams, Christopher Kohn | |
| 14:16 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Donald Chancy (PF) Bradley Calhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:56 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by John Teeters - foul #3 on John Teeters, team foul #4 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (PF) John Teeters | |
| 13:56 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 13:56 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles lays it up and in set up by Larry Corbitt and he's hacked by Jacob Wright - foul #4 on Jacob Wright, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG), Larry Hill (SF), Charlie Szymkowski (C) Andrew Brubaker, Jacob Wright, Scott Counts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (SG), William Grant (SF) Brian Barnett, Olin Czlapinski | |
| 13:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:17 | Manhattan | Larry Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Charles - foul #3 on Jason Charles, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF), Todd Williams (C) Travis Vidaurri, Jason Charles | |
| 13:17 | Manhattan | Larry Hill misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 13:17 | Manhattan | Larry Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Hill - foul #2 on Larry Hill, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (SG) William Lovato | |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters tips it home | 51-54 |
| 12:33 | Manhattan | Larry Hill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt is fouled on the floor by Ricky Todd - foul #3 on Ricky Todd, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker (PG), Jimmy Smith (SF), Joseph Gilliland (PF), Scott Counts (C) Ricky Todd, Larry Hill, Donald Chancy, Charlie Szymkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Jason Charles (C) Larry Corbitt, Dennis Huff, William Grant, John Teeters | |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams lays it in uncontested set up by Jason Charles | 51-56 |
| 11:45 | Manhattan | Jason Charles swats the dunk try by Joseph Gilliland | 51-56 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Andrew Brubaker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Hunter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Gilliland (fresh) 3 pf. C - Scott Counts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Lovato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Barnett (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Charles (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Hunter is called for the reach on Jason Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Hunter, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun (C) Scott Counts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn (C) Jason Charles | |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski's floater is tipped away by Joseph Gilliland | 51-56 |
| 11:26 | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 11:05 | Manhattan | Christopher Kohn blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Hunter | 51-56 |
| 11:04 | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter tips it but misses | 51-56 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Joseph Gilliland - foul #4 on Joseph Gilliland, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram (SG), Larry Hill (SF), Donald Chancy (PF) Jonathan Hunter, Jimmy Smith, Joseph Gilliland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Dennis Huff (SG), Travis Vidaurri (PF) William Lovato, Brian Barnett, Christopher Kohn | |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 10:43 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 10:41 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles (C) Todd Williams | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Bartram steals the ball from Jason Charles | 51-57 |
| 10:17 | Manhattan | Larry Hill throws it down on a nice dish by Matthew Bartram | 53-57 |
| 10:14 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-57 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Charlie Szymkowski (PF), Scott Counts (C) Donald Chancy, Bradley Calhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF) Olin Czlapinski | |
| 10:06 | Manhattan | Scott Counts drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Larry Hill | 55-57 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Vidaurri | 55-59 |
| 09:50 | Manhattan | Larry Corbitt steps in front of the Matthew Bartram pass in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt's pass is intercepted by Andrew Brubaker | 55-59 |
| 09:34 | Manhattan | Larry Hill lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Brubaker | 57-59 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 09:10 | Manhattan | Larry Hill gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:01 | Manhattan | Scott Counts can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 08:59 | Manhattan | Larry Hill grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:43 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the dunk | 57-59 |
| 08:41 | Manhattan | Larry Hill gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:30 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 08:28 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SG), Jimmy Smith (SF), Donald Chancy (PF), Bradley Calhoun (C) Andrew Brubaker, Matthew Bartram, Larry Hill, Charlie Szymkowski, Scott Counts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Grant (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Christopher Kohn (C) Larry Corbitt, Dennis Huff, Travis Vidaurri, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Todd steals the ball from Todd Williams | 57-59 |
| 08:12 | Manhattan | Ricky Todd lays it up and in | 59-59 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant is open but can't throw it down | 59-59 |
| 07:32 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Ricky Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Hunter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Chancy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Calhoun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Brian Barnett (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Olin Czlapinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Kohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun is whistled for a carry | 59-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker (PG), Jacob Wright (SF), Joseph Gilliland (PF) Ricky Todd, Jimmy Smith, Donald Chancy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (PG), John Teeters (PF) Brian Barnett, Christopher Kohn | |
| 07:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG) William Grant | |
| 06:48 | Manhattan | Joseph Gilliland comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Teeters - foul #4 on John Teeters, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles (C) Todd Williams | |
| 06:48 | Manhattan | Joseph Gilliland makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:48 | Manhattan | Joseph Gilliland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 06:27 | Manhattan | Larry Corbitt is called for the reach on Andrew Brubaker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram (SG), Donald Chancy (PF) Jonathan Hunter, Joseph Gilliland | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams (PF) John Teeters | |
| 06:27 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 06:27 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 06:06 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Bradley Calhoun | 63-61 |
| 05:44 | Manhattan | Bradley Calhoun knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Donald Chancy | 65-61 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Lovato | 65-63 |
| 05:10 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker clanks a jumper from close range | 65-63 |
| 05:08 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:57 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Matthew Bartram and he's hacked by Larry Corbitt - foul #4 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jonathan Hunter (SG), Joseph Gilliland (PF), Charlie Szymkowski (C) Matthew Bartram, Donald Chancy, Bradley Calhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), Brian Barnett (SG), William Grant (SF), John Teeters (PF) Larry Corbitt, William Lovato, Olin Czlapinski, Jason Charles | |
| 04:57 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the free throw | 68-63 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Teeters and he's fouled by Jonathan Hunter - foul #3 on Jonathan Hunter, team foul #8 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG), Scott Counts (C) Andrew Brubaker, Charlie Szymkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (PF), Christopher Kohn (C) John Teeters, Todd Williams | |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff misses the free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:37 | Manhattan | Joseph Gilliland grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 04:17 | Manhattan | Brian Barnett is called for the reach on Jacob Wright - foul #2 on Brian Barnett, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Hill (SG) Jonathan Hunter | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:17 | Manhattan | Jacob Wright makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:17 | Manhattan | Jacob Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-65 |
| 04:00 | Manhattan | Larry Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:43 | Manhattan | Jacob Wright comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-65 |
| 03:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Kohn | 69-65 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Dennis Huff | 69-67 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Ricky Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Hill (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Wright (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Gilliland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Scott Counts (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dennis Huff (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Barnett (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Travis Vidaurri (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Kohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Manhattan | Larry Hill is hacked by Dennis Huff - foul #3 on Dennis Huff, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker (PG), Jonathan Hunter (SG), Charlie Szymkowski (PF), Bradley Calhoun (C) Ricky Todd, Jacob Wright, Joseph Gilliland, Scott Counts | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Lovato (PG), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Brian Barnett, Travis Vidaurri, Christopher Kohn | |
| 03:14 | Manhattan | Larry Hill makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:14 | Manhattan | Larry Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Andrew Brubaker picks off the pass by Jason Charles in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| 03:01 | Manhattan | Charlie Szymkowski loses the dribble to Dennis Huff | 71-67 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jimmy Smith (SF) Larry Hill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (PG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (C) Dennis Huff, William Grant, Jason Charles | |
| 02:26 | Manhattan | Charlie Szymkowski hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jimmy Smith | 73-67 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Bradley Calhoun swats the layup by John Teeters | 73-67 |
| 02:18 | Manhattan | Charlie Szymkowski grabs the board | 73-67 |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker is hacked by Olin Czlapinski - foul #2 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #11 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram (SG), Donald Chancy (PF) Jonathan Hunter, Charlie Szymkowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Barnett (SG) William Lovato | |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-67 |
| 01:42 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram grabs the board | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Manhattan | Donald Chancy misses short on an open jump hook from the baseline | 75-67 |
| 01:22 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Smith | 75-67 |
| 00:58 | Manhattan | Jimmy Smith drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Bartram | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Bartram takes the ball from Larry Corbitt in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker is hacked by Olin Czlapinski - foul #3 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Larry Hill (SF), Charlie Szymkowski (PF), Scott Counts (C) Jimmy Smith, Donald Chancy, Bradley Calhoun | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff (PG), William Lovato (SG), William Grant (SF), Christopher Kohn (C) Larry Corbitt, Brian Barnett, Olin Czlapinski, John Teeters | |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Andrew Brubaker makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Counts - foul #2 on Scott Counts, team foul #9 | 79-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jimmy Smith (SF) Andrew Brubaker | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn makes the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Dennis Huff is called for the reach on Matthew Bartram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Huff, team foul #13 | 79-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ricky Todd (PG) Jimmy Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Kohn gets the rebound | 79-69 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram is hacked by Todd Williams - foul #2 on Todd Williams, team foul #14 | 79-69 |
| 00:42 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:42 | Manhattan | Matthew Bartram misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams grabs the board | 80-69 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ricky Todd is called for the reach on Dennis Huff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ricky Todd, team foul #10 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jimmy Smith (SF) Ricky Todd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff misses the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Manhattan | Charlie Szymkowski is whistled for traveling | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Smith - foul #1 on Jimmy Smith, team foul #11 | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant misses the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:08 | Manhattan | Scott Counts pulls down the rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Larry Hill runs out the clock | 80-70 |