| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Glenn Baer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carlton Gunnell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Schrom (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Monmouth | Todd Smith inbounds the ball | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Monmouth | Albert Abernethy steals the ball from Carlton Gunnell | 35-22 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Justin Schrom - foul #2 on Justin Schrom, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 19:06 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell misses long on a floater from the left block | 35-24 |
| 19:04 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom tips it back up and in | 37-24 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms's pass is intercepted by Carlton Gunnell | 37-24 |
| 18:20 | Monmouth | Todd Smith misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Junior Hart - foul #1 on Junior Hart, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| 18:20 | Monmouth | Todd Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:20 | Monmouth | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Junior Hart misses the 3 from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 18:01 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 17:42 | Monmouth | Erik Rockwell steps in front of the Glenn Baer pass | 39-24 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell loses the dribble to Glenn Baer | 39-24 |
| 17:21 | Monmouth | Todd Smith slams it home on a nice dish by Glenn Baer | 41-24 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover loses the dribble to Todd Smith | 41-24 |
| 16:48 | Monmouth | William Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Junior Hart scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sylvester Stover | 41-27 |
| 16:08 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell lays it in | 43-27 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Junior Hart | 43-30 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Glenn Baer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Carlton Gunnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Justin Schrom (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Monmouth | Todd Smith knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Glenn Baer | 45-30 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Junior Hart drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Erik Rockwell | 45-32 |
| 14:39 | Monmouth | William Howard can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 14:37 | Monmouth | Todd Smith tips it home | 47-32 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 14:21 | Monmouth | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 14:08 | Monmouth | Todd Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-32 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy pulls down the rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 47-32 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the offensive rebound | 47-32 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 13:12 | Monmouth | Glenn Baer is whistled for traveling | 47-35 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Christensen (PG), Kevin Beaman (SG), Carl Numbers (SF), Larry Murch (PF), Kyle Copeland (C) Glenn Baer, William Howard, Todd Smith, Carlton Gunnell, Justin Schrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Jeffrey Strother (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Max Bond | 47-37 |
| 12:58 | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-37 |
| 12:57 | Monmouth | Larry Murch grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:43 | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Simpson - foul #1 on Scott Simpson, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| 12:43 | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:43 | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Michael Christensen is called for the reach on Max Bond - foul #2 on Michael Christensen, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson scores on a floater from close range | 49-39 |
| 11:48 | Monmouth | Kyle Copeland misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Michael Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Beaman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Murch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Simpson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) PF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) C - Louis Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Scott Simpson | 49-42 |
| 11:08 | Monmouth | Michael Christensen travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Justin Schrom (C) Kyle Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG) Scott Simpson, Edward Disalvo | |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother is called for traveling | 49-42 |
| 10:46 | Monmouth | Michael Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Stover - foul #2 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| 10:35 | Monmouth | Larry Murch loses the ball out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SF) Louis Johnson | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Max Bond | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | Monmouth | Larry Murch is called for traveling | 49-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glenn Baer (PG), Larry Allen (SG), Todd Smith (SF), Carlton Gunnell (PF) Michael Christensen, Kevin Beaman, Carl Numbers, Larry Murch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Timothy Crawford, Jeffrey Strother | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Allen - foul #1 on Larry Allen, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy (C) Max Bond | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:17 | Monmouth | Todd Smith knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Carlton Gunnell and the foul's on Junior Hart - foul #2 on Junior Hart, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Howard (SG) Larry Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:17 | Monmouth | Todd Smith misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 51-48 |
| 08:48 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Junior Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 08:15 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 08:13 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom hits the follow up shot | 53-50 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Erik Rockwell | 53-52 |
| 07:47 | Monmouth | Todd Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by William Howard | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Glenn Baer (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - Carlton Gunnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Justin Schrom (fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 07:32 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 07:15 | Monmouth | Sylvester Stover is called for the reach on Carlton Gunnell - foul #3 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Christensen (PG), Kevin Beaman (SG), Carl Numbers (SF) Glenn Baer, William Howard, Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Jeffrey Strother (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| 06:58 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Max Bond is hacked by Justin Schrom - foul #3 on Justin Schrom, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Larry Murch (PF), Kyle Copeland (C) Carlton Gunnell, Justin Schrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson is fouled on the floor by Michael Christensen - foul #3 on Michael Christensen, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Kyle Copeland - foul #1 on Kyle Copeland, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SF) Jeffrey Strother | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:45 | Monmouth | Michael Christensen is called for a charge - foul #4 on Michael Christensen, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Howard (SG), Todd Smith (SF), Justin Schrom (C) Kevin Beaman, Carl Numbers, Kyle Copeland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG), Tommy Simms (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Scott Simpson, Edward Disalvo, Louis Johnson | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell scores on a 3 from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 05:03 | Monmouth | Albert Abernethy steals it from Michael Christensen | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Max Bond throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glenn Baer (PG), Carlton Gunnell (PF) Michael Christensen, Larry Murch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG) Max Bond | |
| 04:42 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Todd Smith | 57-57 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | William Howard is called for the reach on Erik Rockwell - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (SF) Junior Hart | |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:05 | Monmouth | Todd Smith makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Glenn Baer (fresh) 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. PF - Carlton Gunnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Schrom (fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Todd Smith hits a jumper from close range set up by Glenn Baer | 61-59 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms drills a shot from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:54 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Carlton Gunnell steals the ball from Erik Rockwell | 61-61 |
| 02:30 | Monmouth | Sylvester Stover is called for the reach on Carlton Gunnell - foul #4 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #6 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman (SG), Carl Numbers (SF), Larry Murch (C) William Howard, Todd Smith, Justin Schrom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) Erik Rockwell, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| 02:24 | Monmouth | Kevin Beaman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Christensen (PG) Glenn Baer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Glenn Baer (PG), Justin Schrom (C) Michael Christensen, Larry Murch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG) Max Bond | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Erik Rockwell | 61-63 |
| 02:11 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Howard (SG), Todd Smith (SF) Kevin Beaman, Carl Numbers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tommy Simms (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Louis Johnson, Jeffrey Strother | |
| 01:43 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tommy Simms | 61-63 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms misses badly on a shot from the right side | 61-63 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Junior Hart tips it home | 61-65 |
| 01:10 | Monmouth | William Howard misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 01:09 | Monmouth | Glenn Baer misses the tip | 61-65 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Junior Hart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 00:53 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Monmouth | William Howard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-65 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms is fouled in the backcourt by William Howard - foul #2 on William Howard, team foul #9 | 61-65 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 00:34 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom gets the offensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:32 | Monmouth | Todd Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 64-67 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:29 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Todd Smith | 64-68 |
| 00:24 | Monmouth | Todd Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tommy Simms | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Glenn Baer is called for the reach on Tommy Simms in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Baer, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:16 | Monmouth | Todd Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-70 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 00:12 | Monmouth | Todd Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Baer | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Baer - foul #3 on Glenn Baer, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Junior Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:10 | Monmouth | Carlton Gunnell grabs the board | 67-71 |
| 00:05 | Monmouth | Todd Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 00:04 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom grabs the offensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 00:02 | Monmouth | Todd Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Justin Schrom snags the offensive board | 67-71 |