| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Craig Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Millberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Chad Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Brandow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Archie Burt inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-37 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham is hacked by Ronald Petrus - foul #3 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG) Ronald Petrus | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-37 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker tips it back up and in | 35-39 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 18:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker is whistled for a carry | 35-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Kunze (C) Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Angelo Herrera (SF) Craig Cunningham, Eric Walker | |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Archie Burt hits the finger roll | 37-39 |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ho Tao | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Timothy Millberg - foul #2 on Timothy Millberg, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Eric Walker (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Edwin Johnston (C) Timothy Millberg, Angelo Herrera, Chad Jenkins, Shane Brandow | |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Archie Burt - foul #2 on Archie Burt, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roy Babcock (PF) John Kunze | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 17:21 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Craig Cunningham | 37-43 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Edwin Johnston - foul #3 on Edwin Johnston, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Shane Brandow (C) Ho Tao, Eric Walker, Edwin Johnston | |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:50 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry's pass is intercepted by Roy Babcock | 39-43 |
| 16:29 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is hacked by Timothy Millberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Millberg, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (SF), Nathan Scott (C) Archie Burt, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (SG), Angelo Herrera (SF) Timothy Millberg, Leon Morillo | |
| 16:21 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Noggle | 41-43 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham is fouled on the floor by Roy Babcock - foul #2 on Roy Babcock, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins (PF) Charles Barry | |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera comes up short on the floater from the right block | 41-43 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Bart Christensen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Archie Burt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Scott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Craig Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ho Tao (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Angelo Herrera (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chad Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Brandow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Archie Burt's pass is intercepted by Ho Tao in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao hits the finger roll | 41-45 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Grant | 44-45 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mario Grant | 44-45 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), John Kunze (SF), Roy Babcock (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Robert Scott, Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady (PG), Timothy Millberg (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Edwin Johnston (C) Craig Cunningham, Ho Tao, Angelo Herrera, Chad Jenkins, Shane Brandow | |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg blows the layup but the foul's on Lubomil Zimmerman - foul #1 on Lubomil Zimmerman, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman loses the dribble to Eric Walker | 44-47 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Lady | 44-49 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman misses the wide open floater from the right block | 44-49 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Petrus is called for the reach on Edwin Johnston - foul #4 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Archie Burt (SF) Ronald Petrus, Fred Noggle, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins (PF), Shane Brandow (C) Charles Barry, Edwin Johnston | |
| 13:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Kunze swats the short shot by Chad Jenkins | 46-49 |
| 13:12 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-49 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Archie Burt | 46-49 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Mario Grant buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Sheaffer | 48-49 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Archie Burt misses the easy layup | 48-51 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | John Kunze tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 12:24 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 12:13 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Zimmerman swats the layup by Chad Jenkins | 48-51 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Lubomil Zimmerman | 51-51 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Sheaffer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Archie Burt (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kunze (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Robert Lady (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Millberg (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Jenkins (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Brandow (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Timothy Millberg steals the ball from Archie Burt | 51-51 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | Lubomil Zimmerman swats the layup by Shane Brandow | 51-51 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | John Kunze pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Mario Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), Fred Noggle (SF), Robert Scott (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Mark Sheaffer, Archie Burt, John Kunze, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Ho Tao (SG), Angelo Herrera (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Edwin Johnston (C) Robert Lady, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Chad Jenkins, Shane Brandow | |
| 10:51 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston throws it down | 51-53 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bart Christensen, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| 10:08 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 10:06 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Robert Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Ho Tao - foul #1 on Ho Tao, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF), Nathan Scott (C) Mario Grant, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo (SF), Chad Jenkins (PF) Angelo Herrera, Edwin Johnston | |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao's pass is intercepted by Fred Noggle | 51-53 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Noggle, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG) Fred Noggle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 51-53 |
| 09:03 | East Carolina | Robert Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Barry | 51-53 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ho Tao | 51-55 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Ho Tao steps in front of the Nathan Scott pass in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao tips it home | 51-57 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bart Christensen | 51-57 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Mario Grant | 54-57 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry misses the easy layup | 54-57 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 07:38 | East Carolina | Archie Burt is open and buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Scott | 56-57 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham is fouled in the backcourt by Bart Christensen - foul #2 on Bart Christensen, team foul #8 | 56-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Mark Sheaffer (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), Roy Babcock (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Bart Christensen, Mario Grant, Archie Burt, Robert Scott, Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG), Angelo Herrera (SF), Edwin Johnston (PF), Shane Brandow (C) Ho Tao, Leon Morillo, Chad Jenkins, Charles Barry | |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Sheaffer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) PF - Roy Babcock (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Craig Cunningham (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Millberg (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Angelo Herrera (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edwin Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Brandow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Petrus | 59-57 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow's fadeaway is rejected by Lubomil Zimmerman | 59-57 |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Timothy Millberg steals it from Roy Babcock | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 59-57 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow tips it home | 59-59 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Sheaffer | 61-59 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Sheaffer steals it from Angelo Herrera | 61-59 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle slams it home set up by Mark Sheaffer | 63-59 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Angelo Herrera | 63-61 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Johnston - foul #4 on Edwin Johnston, team foul #5 | 63-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Bart Christensen (SF), John Kunze (C) Mark Sheaffer, Fred Noggle, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Robert Lady (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Chad Jenkins (PF) Craig Cunningham, Timothy Millberg, Angelo Herrera, Edwin Johnston | |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:37 | East Carolina | Roy Babcock misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Shane Brandow | 64-64 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Mario Grant knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Petrus | 66-64 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady is called for 3 seconds | 66-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (PF), Nathan Scott (C) Bart Christensen, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry (PF) Chad Jenkins | |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Grant is called for the reach on Ho Tao - foul #3 on Mario Grant, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Archie Burt (SF) John Kunze | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG), Leon Morillo (SF) Robert Lady, Eric Walker | |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is hacked by Ho Tao in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ho Tao, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 03:36 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg double dribbles | 69-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SG) Mario Grant | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins (PF) Shane Brandow | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 69-64 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the offensive board | 69-64 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fred Noggle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Archie Burt (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lubomil Zimmerman (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ho Tao (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Millberg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Leon Morillo (fresh) PF - Chad Jenkins (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Robert Scott travels with the ball | 69-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bart Christensen (PG), John Kunze (C) Ronald Petrus, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera (C) Charles Barry | |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg double dribbles | 69-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mario Grant (SG), Nathan Scott (C) Fred Noggle, John Kunze | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-64 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-64 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | Archie Burt snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Angelo Herrera steps in front of the Mario Grant pass | 69-64 |
| 01:46 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ho Tao | 69-66 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Millberg - foul #4 on Timothy Millberg, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Nathan Scott | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Eric Walker (SF), Shane Brandow (C) Ho Tao, Leon Morillo, Angelo Herrera | |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 71-66 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Archie Burt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by Craig Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 01:18 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Jenkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-66 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen snags the defensive board | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen is hacked by Craig Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG) Archie Burt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Bart Christensen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Petrus picks off the pass by Eric Walker | 75-66 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus hits the finger roll | 77-66 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-66 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Lubomil Zimmerman grabs the board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Fred Noggle (SG), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Robert Lady (SG), Angelo Herrera (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Edwin Johnston (C) Craig Cunningham, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Chad Jenkins, Shane Brandow | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Angelo Herrera | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle is hacked by Ho Tao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ho Tao, team foul #10 | 77-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Mario Grant (SG), Robert Scott (PF), Lubomil Zimmerman (C) Mark Sheaffer, Bart Christensen, John Kunze, Roy Babcock | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Timothy Millberg (SG), Eric Walker (SF), Chad Jenkins (PF), Shane Brandow (C) Ho Tao, Robert Lady, Angelo Herrera, Charles Barry, Edwin Johnston | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:18 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Bart Christensen (SF), John Kunze (PF), Roy Babcock (C) Ronald Petrus, Mario Grant, Robert Scott, Lubomil Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Robert Lady (SG), Angelo Herrera (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Edwin Johnston (C) Craig Cunningham, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Chad Jenkins, Shane Brandow | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer runs out the clock | 78-68 |