| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - William Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Mayweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Ables (fresh) PF - John Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Haws (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Just (fresh) C - Edward Harper (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan is hacked by Howard Ables - foul #2 on Howard Ables, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is whistled for a carry | 25-32 |
| 19:24 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather is called for 10 seconds | 25-32 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr blows the layup | 25-32 |
| 18:53 | Lehigh | John Sumner gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:42 | Lehigh | Scott Haws loses the dribble to Ronald Carr | 25-32 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses the easy layup | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | Lehigh | Scott Haws pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:17 | Lehigh | Scott Haws's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Just | 25-32 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 18:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clinton Bence | 25-35 |
| 18:02 | Lehigh | William Sherman buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Thomas Just - foul #3 on Thomas Just, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake (SG), Gerald Northern (SF), Howard Privett (PF), Curtis Heier (C) Rodney Mayweather, Howard Ables, John Sumner, Scott Haws | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just, Edward Harper | |
| 18:02 | Lehigh | William Sherman misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-35 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bradford Ward | 27-35 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Privett steals the ball from Allen Taylor | 27-35 |
| 17:09 | Lehigh | Mark Brendel steals it from Gerald Northern | 27-35 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Donohue | 27-37 |
| 16:36 | Lehigh | William Sherman is hacked by Bradford Ward - foul #1 on Bradford Ward, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather (SG), Howard Ables (SF), John Sumner (PF) William Sherman, Gerald Northern, Curtis Heier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Jeffrey Carey (SF), Edward Harper (C) Bradford Ward, Richard Donohue, Mark Brendel, Noah Faul | |
| 16:18 | Lehigh | John Sumner loses the ball out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joe Harris (PG), Gregory Cummins (C) Dikembe Ake, Howard Privett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF) Jeffrey Carey | |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-37 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 15:56 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper loses the dribble to Howard Ables | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Joe Harris (fresh) SG - Rodney Mayweather (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Howard Ables (fresh) PF - John Sumner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Cummins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Harper (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 15:41 | Lehigh | Joe Harris tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 15:25 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to John Sumner | 29-37 |
| 15:20 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather's pass is intercepted by Clinton Bence in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 15:12 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor hits a fadeaway near the basket | 29-39 |
| 14:54 | Lehigh | John Sumner misses the lay-in | 29-39 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Rodney Mayweather - foul #3 on Rodney Mayweather, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Lehigh | William Sherman (PG), Dikembe Ake (SG), Gerald Northern (SF), Howard Privett (PF), Scott Haws (C) Joe Harris, Rodney Mayweather, Howard Ables, John Sumner, Gregory Cummins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Thomas Just (PF), Mark Brendel (C) Clinton Bence, Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Edward Harper | |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:17 | Lehigh | Howard Privett hits a jumper in the paint set up by William Sherman | 31-42 |
| 13:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Northern is called for the reach on Allen Taylor - foul #1 on Gerald Northern, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey (SF) Allen Taylor | |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bradford Ward and he's hacked by Howard Privett - foul #2 on Howard Privett, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Curtis Heier (PF) Howard Privett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF) Richard Donohue | |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:22 | Lehigh | William Sherman can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Bradford Ward - foul #2 on Bradford Ward, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather (SG) Dikembe Ake | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul (C) Mark Brendel | |
| 13:22 | Lehigh | William Sherman makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:22 | Lehigh | William Sherman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Sherman steals the ball from Darrell Gilligan | 32-45 |
| 12:41 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 12:27 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 32-45 |
| 12:26 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 12:22 | Lehigh | Bradford Ward is called for the reach on William Sherman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradford Ward, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joe Harris (PG), Howard Ables (SF), John Sumner (PF), Howard Privett (C) William Sherman, Gerald Northern, Curtis Heier, Scott Haws | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Richard Donohue (SG) Bradford Ward, Jeffrey Carey | |
| 12:06 | Lehigh | Thomas Just swats the short shot by John Sumner | 32-45 |
| 12:04 | Lehigh | John Sumner tips it home | 34-45 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just comes up short on the jumper from close range | 34-45 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan tips it but misses | 34-45 |
| 11:48 | Lehigh | Joe Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Joe Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Rodney Mayweather (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Howard Ables (fresh) PF - John Sumner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Privett (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Gilligan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Just (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Lehigh | 3 seconds is called on Howard Privett | 34-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | William Sherman (PG), Dikembe Ake (SG), Curtis Heier (PF), Gregory Cummins (C) Joe Harris, Rodney Mayweather, John Sumner, Howard Privett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (PF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, Richard Donohue, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just, Noah Faul | |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| 10:44 | Lehigh | Howard Ables is fouled on the floor by Mark Brendel - foul #3 on Mark Brendel, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gerald Northern (SG) William Sherman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey (SF) Allen Taylor | |
| 10:24 | Lehigh | Gregory Cummins is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 34-45 |
| 10:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 09:57 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Jeffrey Carey | 34-47 |
| 09:48 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Heier | 37-47 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 09:06 | Lehigh | Curtis Heier makes the jumper from the right side | 39-50 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the easy layup | 39-50 |
| 08:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel tips it back up and in | 39-52 |
| 08:20 | Lehigh | Curtis Heier misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 08:13 | Lehigh | Curtis Heier grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:57 | Lehigh | Gerald Northern is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 41-52 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper misses the dunk attempt | 41-52 |
| 07:37 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper hits the follow up shot | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Dikembe Ake (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Northern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Ables (tiring) PF - Curtis Heier (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Cummins (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Goldsmith (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Jeffrey Carey (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Brendel (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Edward Harper (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Lehigh | Edward Harper picks off the pass by Dikembe Ake in the backcourt | 41-54 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey loses the ball out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Lehigh | William Sherman (PG), Rodney Mayweather (SG), Joe Harris (SF), John Sumner (PF), Scott Haws (C) Dikembe Ake, Gerald Northern, Howard Ables, Curtis Heier, Gregory Cummins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Richard Donohue (SG), Darrell Gilligan (SF), Thomas Just (PF), Allen Taylor (C) William Goldsmith, Ronald Carr, Jeffrey Carey, Mark Brendel, Edward Harper | |
| 07:02 | Lehigh | Darrell Gilligan takes the ball from William Sherman | 41-54 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan lays it in | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:57 | Lehigh | John Sumner is hacked by Thomas Just in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Just, team foul #6 | 41-56 |
| 06:44 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Sherman | 44-56 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clinton Bence | 44-59 |
| 06:20 | Lehigh | Scott Haws comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-59 |
| 06:19 | Lehigh | Joe Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:14 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-59 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the board | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-59 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just hits the follow up shot | 44-61 |
| 05:56 | Lehigh | Scott Haws can't connect on an uncontested jump hook in the paint | 44-61 |
| 05:55 | Lehigh | Joe Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:41 | Lehigh | Scott Haws is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Haws, team foul #5 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Howard Ables (SF), Kevin Carney (PF), Howard Privett (C) Joe Harris, John Sumner, Scott Haws | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, Richard Donohue, Darrell Gilligan | |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-61 |
| 05:18 | Lehigh | Howard Privett grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 05:16 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan (SF) Allen Taylor | |
| 05:16 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:56 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 04:55 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Howard Privett | 44-61 |
| 04:50 | Lehigh | Rodney Mayweather misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-61 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Darrell Gilligan grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 04:22 | Lehigh | Noah Faul swats the layup by Kevin Carney | 44-64 |
| 04:21 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Just grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 04:16 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Howard Ables | 44-64 |
| 03:55 | Lehigh | Howard Ables is fouled on the floor by Noah Faul - foul #1 on Noah Faul, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gerald Northern (PG), Dikembe Ake (SG), Curtis Heier (C) William Sherman, Rodney Mayweather, Kevin Carney | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue (SG), Allen Taylor (SF), Mark Brendel (PF) Ronald Carr, Darrell Gilligan, Thomas Just | |
| 03:55 | Lehigh | Howard Ables misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 03:55 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the defensive rebound | 44-64 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel is fouled on the floor by Gerald Northern - foul #2 on Gerald Northern, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joe Harris (SG) Howard Ables | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Gerald Northern (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dikembe Ake (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Howard Privett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Heier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bradford Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Donohue (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Taylor (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Brendel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Noah Faul (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #7 | 44-64 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Lehigh | Joe Harris drills a floater from the left wing | 46-66 |
| 02:26 | Southern Mississippi | Howard Privett steals the ball from Richard Donohue | 46-66 |
| 02:13 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-66 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Richard Donohue is blocked by Howard Privett | 46-66 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor hits the follow up shot | 46-68 |
| 01:49 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 01:47 | Lehigh | Curtis Heier tips it home | 48-68 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Ake - foul #2 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:26 | Southern Mississippi | Allen Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 48-69 |
| 01:24 | Lehigh | Mark Brendel steals it from Joe Harris in the backcourt | 48-69 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Brendel misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 48-69 |
| 01:02 | Lehigh | Gerald Northern grabs the defensive rebound | 48-69 |
| 01:00 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake is hacked by Mark Brendel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Brendel, team foul #9 | 48-69 |
| 01:00 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 01:00 | Lehigh | Dikembe Ake makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue is fouled on the floor by Gerald Northern - foul #3 on Gerald Northern, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Lehigh | Curtis Heier is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 50-71 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Noah Faul | 50-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward runs out the clock | 50-71 |