| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Angel Perez (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - James Criner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth inbounds the ball | 46-39 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Province | 46-39 |
| 19:37 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Dwight Wurm is blocked by Timothy Province | 46-39 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Timothy Province snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 19:05 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #1 | 46-39 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (SG), Frank Guffey (PF) Dwight Wurm, Angel Perez | |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 18:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Timothy Province blows the dunk | 46-41 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 18:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner hits a shot from the right wing set up by Travis Roberts | 46-43 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Brown | 46-43 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Criner | 49-45 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Paul Weiss, Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), Angel Perez (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Travis Roberts, Scott Farnsworth, Frank Guffey, James Criner | |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-45 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez tips it in | 49-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul McGlory (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Nold (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lamar Powers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bob Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Angel Perez (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers can't finish the uncontested layup | 49-47 |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bob Thomas | 49-47 |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Angel Perez | 49-50 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Danny Smith is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Nold | 51-50 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Danny Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | William Garner steals it from Robert Nold in the backcourt | 51-50 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner lays it in | 51-52 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Danny Smith misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 51-52 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | Danny Smith tips it home | 53-52 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Lamar Powers | 56-55 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses long on a 3 from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Smith - foul #1 on Danny Smith, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Lamar Powers, Danny Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Frank Guffey (PF), David Booth (C) William Garner, Dwight Wurm, Angel Perez, Stephen Andrews | |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses the 3rd free throw | 56-55 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts buries a shot in the lane set up by Scott Farnsworth and he's hacked by Paul Weiss - foul #3 on Paul Weiss, team foul #3 | 56-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), James Criner (C) Bob Thomas, David Booth | |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 13:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-58 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Elks (PF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Booth (PF) Frank Guffey | |
| 12:13 | East Carolina | Timothy Province's floater is knocked away by James Criner | 56-58 |
| 12:11 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth hits the finger roll | 56-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Elks (fresh) C - Timothy Province (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Harkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Criner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Criner | 56-60 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Paylor - foul #2 on Robert Paylor, team foul #4 | 56-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Richard Brown (PF) Paul Weiss, Robert Paylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF), Frank Guffey (C) David Booth, James Criner | |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 11:19 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Angel Perez - foul #1 on Angel Perez, team foul #1 | 56-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Paylor (SF) Eric Elks | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey is hacked by Robert Paylor - foul #3 on Robert Paylor, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Lamar Powers (C) Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Scott Farnsworth | |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Richard Brown - foul #3 on Richard Brown, team foul #6 | 58-62 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 10:41 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the 3rd free throw | 58-65 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is fouled in the backcourt by William Garner - foul #3 on William Garner, team foul #2 | 58-65 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG) Paul McGlory | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), David Booth (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Frank Guffey, James Criner | |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by David Booth - foul #3 on David Booth, team foul #3 | 58-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SF), Eric Elks (PF) Robert Paylor, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Simpson takes the ball from Travis Roberts | 59-65 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers double dribbles | 59-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Timothy Province (C) Leroy Ventura, Lamar Powers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Stephen Andrews (C) Travis Roberts, David Booth | |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm lays it in and the foul's on Brian Bennett - foul #3 on Brian Bennett, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Nold (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Danny Smith (C) Brian Bennett, Raymond Simpson, Eric Elks, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), Frank Guffey (PF) William Garner, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez | |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Arthur Harkey is called for the reach on Robert Nold in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #4 | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG) Arthur Harkey | |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews snags the defensive board | 59-68 |
| 08:00 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Paylor (SF) Paul McGlory | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), David Booth (PF), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, Frank Guffey, Stephen Andrews | |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-68 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Danny Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Nold (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Harkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bob Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - James Criner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on David Booth - foul #4 on David Booth, team foul #5 | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Timothy Province (C) Robert Nold, Danny Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Frank Guffey (SF) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas | |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Richard Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Richard Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth buries a floater from the right block | 61-70 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-70 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Richard Brown tips it in | 63-70 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Bennett is called for the reach on Arthur Harkey - foul #4 on Brian Bennett, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG), Paul McGlory (SG), Robert Nold (SF), Lamar Powers (C) Paul Weiss, Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) David Booth | |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 06:23 | East Carolina | Richard Brown clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Ventura - foul #1 on Leroy Ventura, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Danny Smith (C) Leroy Ventura, Robert Nold, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Bob Thomas (SF), Angel Perez (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Scott Farnsworth, Frank Guffey, James Criner | |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 05:59 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Paul McGlory | 66-72 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) Arthur Harkey | |
| 05:06 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-72 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the board | 66-72 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Simpson steals it from Scott Farnsworth | 66-72 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson blows the layup | 66-72 |
| 04:52 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett tips it in | 68-72 |
| 04:39 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 04:37 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews tips it in | 68-74 |
| 04:26 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 68-74 |
| 04:25 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-74 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 68-74 |
| 04:16 | East Carolina | Angel Perez is called for the reach on Paul McGlory in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angel Perez, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Nold (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Eric Elks (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Brian Bennett, Raymond Simpson, Lamar Powers, Danny Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, Stephen Andrews | |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Robert Nold is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-74 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner pulls down the rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Elks is called for the reach on David Booth - foul #1 on Eric Elks, team foul #10 | 68-74 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 03:59 | East Carolina | Eric Elks gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Robert Nold misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Booth - foul #5 on David Booth, team foul #7 | 68-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) David Booth | |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Robert Nold makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Robert Nold makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner double dribbles | 70-74 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Nold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eric Elks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Province (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Guffey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Criner (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Timothy Province is fouled in the backcourt by James Criner - foul #2 on James Criner, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner snags the defensive board | 70-74 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm is hacked by Robert Nold - foul #2 on Robert Nold, team foul #11 | 70-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG), Richard Brown (PF) Robert Nold, Robert Paylor | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF) Scott Farnsworth | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Bennett - foul #5 on Brian Bennett, team foul #12 | 70-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG) Brian Bennett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Richard Brown is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Paul Weiss | 72-77 |
| 02:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner can't finish the layup | 72-77 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Timothy Province pulls down the rebound | 72-77 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Robert Nold, Eric Elks, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Arthur Harkey (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Dwight Wurm, Frank Guffey, James Criner | |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 02:16 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 72-77 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas snags the offensive board | 72-77 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez scores on a runner from the right block set up by Stephen Andrews | 72-79 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Raymond Simpson, Lamar Powers, Danny Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas, Stephen Andrews | |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Robert Nold misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 72-79 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 72-79 |
| 01:25 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-79 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 72-79 |
| 01:17 | East Carolina | Scott Farnsworth steals it from Robert Paylor | 72-79 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey makes the jump hook from the left block set up by William Garner | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | James Criner picks off the pass by Paul Weiss in the backcourt | 72-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner is hacked by Timothy Province - foul #1 on Timothy Province, team foul #13 | 72-81 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (SG), Frank Guffey (PF) Arthur Harkey, Angel Perez | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 1st free throw | 72-82 |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 72-83 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Travis Roberts steps in front of the Robert Nold pass in the backcourt | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Travis Roberts | 72-85 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss's pass is intercepted by Scott Farnsworth in the backcourt | 72-85 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner runs out the clock | 72-85 |