| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angel Perez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - James Criner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Province (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez clanks a jump hook from close range | 34-40 |
| 19:34 | East Carolina | Timothy Province grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 19:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Garner | 34-40 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Richard Brown misses short on a floater from the baseline | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Weiss - foul #3 on Paul Weiss, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Bob Thomas (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF) William Garner, Dwight Wurm, Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG) Paul Weiss | |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner is denied on a layup by Timothy Province | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Paul McGlory | 36-40 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory is hacked by David Booth in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Booth, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Stephen Andrews (C) Bob Thomas, James Criner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 17:34 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Andrews | 36-40 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:28 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey is hacked by Lamar Powers - foul #1 on Lamar Powers, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Angel Perez (PF) Travis Roberts, Frank Guffey, David Booth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Garner | 38-40 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers travels with the ball | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SG) Dwight Wurm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Bennett (SG) Paul McGlory | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Smith - foul #2 on Danny Smith, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (C) William Garner, Scott Farnsworth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG), Robert Paylor (SF), Eric Elks (PF) Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Danny Smith | |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:21 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Eric Elks knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Paylor | 40-42 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey blows the layup | 40-42 |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bob Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Frank Guffey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leroy Ventura (fresh) SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Elks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lamar Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Thomas - foul #2 on Bob Thomas, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG) Angel Perez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Leroy Ventura, Robert Paylor, Lamar Powers | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Bob Thomas steps in front of the Paul Weiss pass | 40-42 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Timothy Province grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss is fouled in the backcourt by Bob Thomas - foul #3 on Bob Thomas, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF), Dwight Wurm (PF), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas, Frank Guffey, David Booth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF) Brian Bennett, Eric Elks | |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Arthur Harkey takes the ball from Richard Brown | 40-42 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | East Carolina | Richard Brown grabs the board | 40-42 |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Robert Nold scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Raymond Simpson | 40-44 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Harkey | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Robert Nold is blocked by James Criner | 43-44 |
| 13:42 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Dwight Wurm, James Criner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Paul Weiss, Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Andrews - foul #1 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Bob Thomas (SG) William Garner, Arthur Harkey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor misses the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Paul McGlory - foul #2 on Paul McGlory, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory misses the dunk attempt | 45-44 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-44 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth tips it in | 47-44 |
| 12:32 | East Carolina | Travis Roberts steals the ball from Paul McGlory in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Travis Roberts | 49-44 |
| 12:17 | East Carolina | Angel Perez steals the ball from Robert Paylor | 49-44 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Farnsworth and he's fouled by Lamar Powers - foul #2 on Lamar Powers, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (C) Travis Roberts, Bob Thomas, Scott Farnsworth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Eric Elks (PF) Paul McGlory, Danny Smith | |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Guffey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Elks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lamar Powers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Eric Elks connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Brian Bennett | 54-46 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm is whistled for traveling | 54-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), James Criner (C) Dwight Wurm, Angel Perez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Eric Elks, Lamar Powers | |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Criner | 54-49 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Arthur Harkey | 56-49 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Richard Brown blows the wide open layup | 56-49 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Simpson | 56-49 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Arthur Harkey - foul #4 on Arthur Harkey, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), Bob Thomas (SF), Angel Perez (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Arthur Harkey, Frank Guffey, David Booth, James Criner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Danny Smith (PF) Paul Weiss, Robert Nold, Richard Brown | |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Province makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:16 | East Carolina | Timothy Province misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez is denied on a layup by Danny Smith | 56-50 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Timothy Province grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:37 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts is fouled on the floor by Paul McGlory - foul #3 on Paul McGlory, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Scott Farnsworth (SF) Dwight Wurm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Paylor (SF), Lamar Powers (PF) Raymond Simpson, Timothy Province | |
| 09:18 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez misses long on a floater from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 09:16 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez grabs the offensive board | 56-50 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-50 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Travis Roberts | 56-50 |
| 08:43 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:20 | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas misses short on a shot from the left side | 58-50 |
| 08:18 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez can't tip it in | 58-50 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 08:11 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers travels with the ball | 58-50 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Nold (SG), Eric Elks (SF), Richard Brown (PF), Timothy Province (C) Paul McGlory, Brian Bennett, Robert Paylor, Lamar Powers, Danny Smith | |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-50 |
| 08:01 | East Carolina | Robert Nold pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Richard Brown hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Nold | 58-52 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Criner | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwight Wurm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Guffey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Booth (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Criner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Nold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Elks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Province (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss is called for 10 seconds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey (SG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) Frank Guffey, David Booth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SF) Eric Elks | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Province picks off the pass by Arthur Harkey | 61-52 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | William Garner steals it from Richard Brown in the backcourt | 61-52 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Criner | 64-52 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Weiss - foul #4 on Paul Weiss, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey (PF) Dwight Wurm | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Brian Bennett (SG), Robert Paylor (SF), Eric Elks (PF), Lamar Powers (C) Paul Weiss, Robert Nold, Raymond Simpson, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Eric Elks snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Robert Paylor's fadeaway is rejected by James Criner | 65-55 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Garner | 65-55 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Harkey connects on the shot from the right side | 67-55 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | Eric Elks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 67-55 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | William Garner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) William Garner, Scott Farnsworth, James Criner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson (SF) Robert Paylor | |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Brown (PF) Eric Elks | |
| 05:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-55 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers gets the rebound | 67-55 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey hits a jump hook in the paint | 69-58 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Brian Bennett loses the dribble to David Booth in the backcourt | 69-58 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey hits a floater in the paint set up by Travis Roberts and he's hacked by Raymond Simpson - foul #2 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SG), Angel Perez (PF) Arthur Harkey, Stephen Andrews | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Weiss (PG), Robert Paylor (SF), Danny Smith (C) Paul McGlory, Raymond Simpson, Lamar Powers | |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey makes the free throw | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Paul Weiss loses the ball out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Garner (PG), Dwight Wurm (SG), James Criner (C) Travis Roberts, Frank Guffey, David Booth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Eric Elks (PF) Richard Brown | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:57 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Smith swats the short shot by Angel Perez | 72-58 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Angel Perez tips it in | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Dwight Wurm is called for the reach on Brian Bennett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dwight Wurm, team foul #6 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Timothy Province (C) Brian Bennett, Eric Elks | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Robert Nold is hacked by James Criner - foul #1 on James Criner, team foul #7 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts (PG), Scott Farnsworth (SF) William Garner, Bob Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Brown (PF) Danny Smith | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Robert Nold makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Robert Nold makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Travis Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dwight Wurm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Scott Farnsworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Angel Perez (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 11 reb. C - James Criner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Nold (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Paylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Province (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Criner lays it in on a great pass from Travis Roberts | 76-60 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | Robert Nold loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey (SF), David Booth (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) Scott Farnsworth, Angel Perez, James Criner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul McGlory (PG), Raymond Simpson (SF), Lamar Powers (PF), Danny Smith (C) Paul Weiss, Robert Paylor, Richard Brown, Timothy Province | |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Dwight Wurm is denied by Lamar Powers | 76-60 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the offensive board | 76-60 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Simpson - foul #3 on Raymond Simpson, team foul #9 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bob Thomas (SF) David Booth | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leroy Ventura (PG), Eric Elks (PF) Robert Nold, Danny Smith | |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Raymond Simpson hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-60 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:41 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-60 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Lamar Powers snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory's pass is intercepted by Bob Thomas | 78-60 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul McGlory - foul #4 on Paul McGlory, team foul #10 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Booth (PF) Bob Thomas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nold (SG), Danny Smith (C) Leroy Ventura, Eric Elks | |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Paul McGlory connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Simpson | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Guffey clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 80-62 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Danny Smith gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Robert Nold misses long on a jumper from the right side | 80-62 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Dwight Wurm pulls down the rebound | 80-62 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Roberts runs out the clock | 80-62 |