| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Thorne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Dinger (fresh) 2 stl. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson is hacked by Timothy Crawford - foul #2 on Timothy Crawford, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson drills a jumper from the right side set up by John Walker and he's hacked by Edward Disalvo - foul #2 on Edward Disalvo, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| 19:15 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson makes the free throw | 25-41 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-41 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox snags the defensive board | 25-41 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons lays it in on a great pass from John Walker and he's fouled by Jason Dinger - foul #1 on Jason Dinger, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| 18:28 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons makes the free throw | 25-44 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy loses the ball out of bounds | 25-44 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie makes the jump hook in the paint | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-46 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 17:23 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-46 |
| 17:22 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson tips it home | 27-48 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Billy Lemmons is called for the reach on Edward Disalvo - foul #1 on Billy Lemmons, team foul #1 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (PG), Junior Hart (SF), Jeramy Mizrahi (PF) Christopher Thorne, Edward Disalvo, Jason Dinger | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Charles Johnson, Billy Lemmons | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-48 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the offensive rebound | 27-48 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Junior Hart comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #1 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #2 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (SG), Steven Lusher (C) Timothy Crawford, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG), Daniel Alberthal (PF), David Cox (C) John Walker, Donald Cox, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 1st free throw | 28-48 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal slams it home on a great pass from Anthony Wallace | 29-50 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Steven Lusher misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-50 |
| 16:25 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal's pass is intercepted by Jeramy Mizrahi | 29-50 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is whistled for traveling | 29-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne (PG) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Billy Lemmons (PF) Walter Heal, David Cox | |
| 15:35 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Wallace | 29-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Thorne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Junior Hart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Ecklund (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeramy Mizrahi (fresh) C - Steven Lusher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Billy Lemmons steals the ball from Christopher Thorne | 29-53 |
| 15:12 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace | 29-56 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 29-56 |
| 14:59 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 29-56 |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Anthony Wallace and he's fouled by Jeramy Mizrahi - foul #2 on Jeramy Mizrahi, team foul #4 | 29-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SG), Edward Disalvo (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Junior Hart, Daniel Ecklund, Jeramy Mizrahi, Steven Lusher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Donald Cox (SF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Anthony Wallace, Michael Adams, Billy Lemmons | |
| 14:42 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the free throw | 29-59 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is fouled on the floor by Ferman Dinwiddie - foul #2 on Ferman Dinwiddie, team foul #3 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (PG) Christopher Thorne | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Crawford | 31-59 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie is whistled for a carry | 31-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Charles Johnson, Daniel Alberthal | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-59 |
| 13:21 | Northern Iowa | John Walker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Cox | 33-62 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses long on a shot from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 33-62 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-62 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace gets the rebound | 33-62 |
| 12:22 | Northern Iowa | Timothy Crawford is called for the reach on Anthony Wallace - foul #3 on Timothy Crawford, team foul #5 | 33-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne (PG) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson (SG), Billy Lemmons (PF) Anthony Wallace, Michael Adams | |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-62 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo gets the rebound | 33-62 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-62 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy tips it back up and in | 35-62 |
| 11:31 | Northern Iowa | John Walker makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Billy Lemmons | 35-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Thorne (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Crawford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Disalvo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Albert Abernethy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Cox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Lemmons (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Walker - foul #1 on John Walker, team foul #4 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Junior Hart (SG), Daniel Ecklund (SF), Jason Dinger (PF), Jeramy Mizrahi (C) Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo, Jeffrey Strother, Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Michael Adams (SF), Daniel Alberthal (C) John Walker, Donald Cox, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne misses the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne makes the 2nd free throw | 36-64 |
| 10:53 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-64 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeramy Mizrahi | 36-64 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger is fouled on the floor by Anthony Wallace - foul #1 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #5 | 36-64 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-64 |
| 10:03 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-64 |
| 10:01 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams tips it but misses | 36-64 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Junior Hart grabs the board | 36-64 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Junior Hart buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Thorne | 38-64 |
| 09:29 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-64 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund grabs the board | 38-64 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-64 |
| 09:17 | Northern Iowa | Charles Johnson grabs the board | 38-64 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal can't finish the layup | 38-64 |
| 08:47 | Northern Iowa | Billy Lemmons tips it back up and in | 38-66 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Thorne connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-66 |
| 08:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal double dribbles | 41-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (PG), Timothy Crawford (SG), Edward Disalvo (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Christopher Thorne, Junior Hart, Daniel Ecklund, Jason Dinger, Jeramy Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Walker (PG), Walter Heal (SG), Donald Cox (SF), Ferman Dinwiddie (C) Anthony Wallace, Charles Johnson, Michael Adams, Billy Lemmons | |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford drills a fadeaway in the paint | 43-66 |
| 07:27 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie drills a jumper from the left block | 43-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Edward Disalvo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 3 pf. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Walker (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Heal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ferman Dinwiddie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford is fouled on the floor by Walter Heal - foul #1 on Walter Heal, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the offensive rebound | 43-68 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses short on a shot from the left wing | 43-68 |
| 06:48 | Northern Iowa | Ferman Dinwiddie snags the defensive board | 43-68 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | John Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 06:28 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal tips it but misses | 43-68 |
| 06:26 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox tips it back up and in | 43-70 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Ferman Dinwiddie denies the turnaround by Timothy Crawford | 43-70 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 05:45 | Northern Iowa | Donald Cox misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 43-70 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Ferman Dinwiddie picks off the pass by Richard Morgan | 43-70 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal loses the dribble to Jeffrey Strother | 43-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is hacked by Daniel Alberthal - foul #2 on Daniel Alberthal, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (PG), Junior Hart (SG), Jeramy Mizrahi (SF), Jason Dinger (PF) Richard Morgan, Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace (PG), Carmelo Perez (SF), Michael Adams (PF), David Cox (C) John Walker, Donald Cox, Daniel Alberthal, Ferman Dinwiddie | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-70 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy grabs the offensive board | 44-70 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 04:38 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 04:09 | Northern Iowa | Junior Hart is called for the reach on Michael Adams - foul #1 on Junior Hart, team foul #6 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Lusher (C) Albert Abernethy | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal (C) Walter Heal | |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Steven Lusher - foul #1 on Steven Lusher, team foul #7 | 44-70 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal misses the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 03:50 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Alberthal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Junior Hart clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-71 |
| 03:39 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Wallace | 44-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace lays it in on a great pass from Michael Adams | 44-73 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Steven Lusher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-73 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Ecklund (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Junior Hart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeramy Mizrahi (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jason Dinger (fresh) 2 stl. C - Steven Lusher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carmelo Perez (fresh) SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Alberthal (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Cox (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund loses the ball out of bounds | 44-73 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace is hacked by Daniel Ecklund - foul #1 on Daniel Ecklund, team foul #8 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Morgan (SG) Steven Lusher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal (SG) Carmelo Perez | |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Jeramy Mizrahi grabs the defensive rebound | 44-73 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Walter Heal - foul #2 on Walter Heal, team foul #8 | 44-73 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Richard Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Lusher (C) Jeramy Mizrahi | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jason Dinger, team foul #9 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Smith (PG) Daniel Ecklund | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Carmelo Perez (SF) David Cox | |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Adams misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 45-73 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Steven Lusher grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Steven Lusher is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Steven Lusher, team foul #10 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Ecklund (PG), Jeramy Mizrahi (C) Samuel Smith, Steven Lusher | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Cox (C) Carmelo Perez | |
| 01:00 | Northern Iowa | David Cox misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-73 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Jason Dinger grabs the board | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Michael Adams picks off the pass by Daniel Ecklund | 45-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal is fouled on the floor by Richard Morgan - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #11 | 45-73 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal makes the 1st free throw | 45-74 |
| 00:31 | Northern Iowa | Walter Heal misses the 2nd free throw | 45-74 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeramy Mizrahi | 45-74 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #9 | 45-74 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Junior Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Anthony Wallace runs out the clock | 47-74 |