| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Sutherland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Wolf (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Donald Marr pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Chad Hunter and the foul's on Mark Sutherland - foul #2 on Mark Sutherland, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:16 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler's pass is intercepted by Kurt Shade | 39-38 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 18:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 18:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh grabs the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 18:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Cory Forrest is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Cory Forrest, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Friedrich (C) Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 18:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Kersh, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Donald Marr tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Kurt Shade - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Brown blocks the jumper by Andrew Blakeman | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Joseph Brown | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Kersh | 41-42 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman is fouled on the floor by Edward Wolf - foul #2 on Edward Wolf, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Daniel Milano (PF) Donald Marr, Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (SG), Francis Minnick (SF), John Morris (PF), Kenneth Brekke (C) Gary Tobler, Mark Sutherland, Edward Wolf, Joseph Brown | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh is hacked by Kenneth Brekke - foul #1 on Kenneth Brekke, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (SG) Chad Hunter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | John Morris swats the layup by James Friedrich | 41-42 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-42 |
| 15:57 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Riley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Friedrich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Malott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Minnick (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Morris (fresh) C - Kenneth Brekke (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh comes up short on the runner from the right block | 41-42 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 41-42 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | James Friedrich can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano grabs the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Brekke is called for the reach on James Friedrich - foul #2 on Kenneth Brekke, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hunter (SG), Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Donald Riley, Kurt Shade, James Friedrich | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler (SG), Mark Sutherland (SF), Edward Wolf (PF), Robert Reeve (C) Richard Kersh, Francis Minnick, John Morris, Kenneth Brekke | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 14:59 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Reeve | 41-42 |
| 14:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cory Forrest | 41-42 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman is whistled for a carry | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 14:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Marr picks off the pass by Christopher Malott in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Edward Wolf blocks the short jumper by Cory Forrest | 41-42 |
| 14:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Blakeman - foul #3 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF) Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh (PG) Christopher Malott | |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 3rd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade jams it on a great pass from Cory Forrest | 43-45 |
| 13:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve's pass is intercepted by Kurt Shade | 43-45 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Robert Reeve blocks the short jumper by Andrew Blakeman | 43-45 |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Daniel Milano (PF) Donald Marr, Andrew Blakeman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown (SF), John Morris (PF) Mark Sutherland, Edward Wolf | |
| 12:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh buries a floater from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Milano and he's fouled by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Friedrich (C) Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Minnick (SF) Robert Reeve | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Friedrich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Francis Minnick (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler is hacked by Chad Hunter - foul #2 on Chad Hunter, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (SG) Chad Hunter | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (SG) Gary Tobler | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Donald Riley - foul #1 on Donald Riley, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke (C) Richard Kersh | |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Minnick grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 11:17 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Shade is called for the reach on Joseph Brown - foul #3 on Kurt Shade, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 11:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke's floater is tipped away by James Friedrich | 46-48 |
| 11:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Francis Minnick gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Donald Riley drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Donald Riley pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | James Friedrich misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-50 |
| 09:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Kenneth Brekke comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | James Friedrich pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 08:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:34 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | James Friedrich grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Brown steps in front of the Kurt Shade pass | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Kurt Shade is called for the reach on Christopher Malott - foul #4 on Kurt Shade, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Chad Hunter (SG), Elton Mire (SF), Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Michael Pugh, Donald Riley, Kurt Shade, Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler (SG), Mark Sutherland (SF), Edward Wolf (PF), Robert Reeve (C) Francis Minnick, Joseph Brown, John Morris, Kenneth Brekke | |
| 08:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Elton Mire grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Elton Mire blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest grabs the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elton Mire (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Christopher Malott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Sutherland (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Wolf (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter clanks a jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 07:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve makes the shot from the right block | 49-52 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Elton Mire misses the shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 07:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses long on a jumper from the right side | 49-52 |
| 06:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 06:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses the jumper near the basket | 49-52 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Donald Marr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-52 |
| 05:58 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:40 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Tobler | 49-54 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Donald Marr clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 05:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 05:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:07 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Malott | 49-56 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Marr | 52-56 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cory Forrest - foul #4 on Cory Forrest, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Donald Riley (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Chad Hunter, Elton Mire, Andrew Blakeman, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh (PG), Francis Minnick (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Kenneth Brekke (C) Gary Tobler, Mark Sutherland, Edward Wolf, Robert Reeve | |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 04:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Pugh | 55-58 |
| 03:47 | Middle Tenn. State | Joseph Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Morris (PF) Christopher Malott | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Donald Riley is hacked by Francis Minnick - foul #1 on Francis Minnick, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hunter (SG) Michael Pugh | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gary Tobler (SG), Robert Reeve (C) Francis Minnick, Kenneth Brekke | |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Donald Riley makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Donald Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Friedrich (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Kersh (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Tobler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Morris (fresh) C - Robert Reeve (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Middle Tenn. State | James Friedrich steals it from Joseph Brown | 57-58 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Donald Riley, Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland (SF), Edward Wolf (PF) Joseph Brown, John Morris | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 02:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Richard Kersh | 57-60 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Donald Marr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Richard Kersh | 57-60 |
| 01:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Mark Sutherland scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Richard Kersh | 57-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Reeve - foul #4 on Robert Reeve, team foul #8 | 57-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 01:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-62 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cory Forrest | 58-62 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 58-62 |
| 00:49 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Kersh gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Donald Marr takes the ball from Mark Sutherland | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:14 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Robert Reeve | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Marr - foul #1 on Donald Marr, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Reeve misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter is hacked by Mark Sutherland - foul #3 on Mark Sutherland, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Hunter - foul #3 on Chad Hunter, team foul #10 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Christopher Malott (SG) Gary Tobler | |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:05 | Middle Tenn. State | Edward Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-65 |