| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Craig Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Millberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angelo Herrera (fresh) 5 pts. C - Shane Brandow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kunze (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Eric Walker - foul #2 on Eric Walker, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:24 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | John Kunze grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Noggle steals it from Angelo Herrera | 39-37 |
| 18:34 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 18:32 | East Carolina | John Kunze tips it home | 39-39 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera misses short on a shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 39-39 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus loses the dribble to Eric Walker in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Walker | 41-39 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rene Colombo | 41-42 |
| 17:31 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Noggle is called for the reach on Eric Walker - foul #1 on Fred Noggle, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Michael Cooper (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Edwin Johnston (PF), Charles Barry (C) Craig Cunningham, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Angelo Herrera, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), Nathan Scott (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Hendricks | 41-42 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 16:23 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott's pass is intercepted by Ho Tao | 44-45 |
| 16:03 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo slams it home on a nice dish by Ho Tao | 46-45 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai's pass is intercepted by Charles Barry in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ho Tao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Morillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Sheaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Scott (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Southern Mississippi | Nathan Scott is called for the reach on Ho Tao - foul #1 on Nathan Scott, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Timothy Millberg (SG), Robert Lady (SF), Ernest Fondren (PF), Shane Brandow (C) Ho Tao, Michael Cooper, Leon Morillo, Edwin Johnston, Charles Barry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), Paul Roberts (SF), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, Dikembe Awai, Robert Upshaw, Nathan Scott, David Hendricks | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg is fouled on the floor by Ronald Petrus - foul #1 on Ronald Petrus, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Kunze steals the ball from Shane Brandow | 46-45 |
| 15:05 | East Carolina | Craig Cunningham is called for the reach on Paul Roberts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 14:39 | East Carolina | Shane Brandow is called for the reach on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Shane Brandow, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo (SF), Angelo Herrera (PF) Timothy Millberg, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG) Ronald Petrus | |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Kunze | 46-45 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (SG), Shane Brandow (C) Robert Lady, Ernest Fondren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Fred Noggle (SF) Wesley Kincannon, Paul Roberts | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Leon Morillo, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry (C) Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Nathan Scott (PF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Cunningham - foul #4 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG) Craig Cunningham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Timothy Millberg | 46-45 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo is fouled on the floor by Rene Colombo - foul #2 on Rene Colombo, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker (SF), Edwin Johnston (PF) Leon Morillo, Angelo Herrera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF) Rene Colombo, Fred Noggle | |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow (C) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Robert Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, David Hendricks | |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 12:48 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ho Tao | 46-45 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker lays it up and in set up by Ho Tao | 48-45 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Shane Brandow blocks the short jumper by Robert Scott | 48-45 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg comes up short on the runner in the lane | 48-45 |
| 12:08 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 11:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ho Tao (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Millberg (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Eric Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edwin Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Brandow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronald Petrus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Upshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Scott (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott makes the jump hook from close range set up by Ronald Petrus and he's fouled by Shane Brandow - foul #2 on Shane Brandow, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper (PG), Robert Lady (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Charles Barry (PF), Ernest Fondren (C) Ho Tao, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Edwin Johnston, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Dikembe Awai, Robert Upshaw, Robert Scott | |
| 11:51 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott misses the free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ernest Fondren snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 11:33 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-50 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo hits the follow up shot | 50-50 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon is hacked by Robert Lady in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lady, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Kunze (PF) Nathan Scott | |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Lady and he's hacked by John Kunze - foul #1 on John Kunze, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG) Mark Sheaffer | |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon is hacked by Michael Cooper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Cooper, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera (PF) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:43 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady misses the jumpshot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo is hacked by Robert Lady - foul #3 on Robert Lady, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Shane Brandow (C) Robert Lady, Ernest Fondren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Robert Upshaw (SF), Robert Scott (C) Wesley Kincannon, Fred Noggle, David Hendricks | |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG), Eric Walker (SF) Michael Cooper, Leon Morillo | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus loses the dribble to Ho Tao | 56-54 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | John Kunze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry (PF) Angelo Herrera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Paul Roberts (SF), Nathan Scott (PF) Ronald Petrus, Rene Colombo, Robert Upshaw, John Kunze | |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Millberg | 62-54 |
| 08:57 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 64-54 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Shane Brandow - foul #3 on Shane Brandow, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady (PG), Michael Cooper (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Edwin Johnston (PF), Ernest Fondren (C) Ho Tao, Timothy Millberg, Eric Walker, Charles Barry, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), David Hendricks (PF) Dikembe Awai, Nathan Scott, Robert Scott | |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | Paul Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-56 |
| 08:14 | East Carolina | David Hendricks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Lady and he's hacked by Wesley Kincannon - foul #3 on Wesley Kincannon, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham (PG), Angelo Herrera (PF) Michael Cooper, Ernest Fondren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG), Robert Upshaw (C) Mark Sheaffer, Paul Roberts | |
| 07:45 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo makes the free throw | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Craig Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Lady (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Morillo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Angelo Herrera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Edwin Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wesley Kincannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rene Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Noggle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hendricks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Upshaw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo loses the dribble to Craig Cunningham in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 07:28 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 67-56 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rene Colombo, team foul #8 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (SG), Charles Barry (C) Robert Lady, Edwin Johnston | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Wesley Kincannon, Fred Noggle, David Hendricks | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | John Kunze picks off the pass by Charles Barry | 67-56 |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus's pass is intercepted by Ho Tao | 67-56 |
| 07:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao banks in the layup | 69-56 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Charles Barry is called for the reach on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #11 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker (SF), Shane Brandow (C) Leon Morillo, Angelo Herrera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai (SG) Rene Colombo | |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Craig Cunningham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #12 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper (SG), Ernest Fondren (PF) Craig Cunningham, Charles Barry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred Noggle (SF), Nathan Scott (C) Robert Upshaw, Robert Scott | |
| 06:08 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle loses the dribble to Ho Tao | 69-58 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper lays it in on a great pass from Ho Tao | 71-58 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Michael Cooper is called for the reach on Dikembe Awai - foul #4 on Michael Cooper, team foul #13 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady (PG), Edwin Johnston (PF) Ho Tao, Ernest Fondren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon (SG), David Hendricks (PF) Ronald Petrus, John Kunze | |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 71-59 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady tips it but misses | 71-59 |
| 05:30 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston snags the offensive board | 71-59 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 71-59 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Wesley Kincannon | 71-59 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Kincannon and the foul's on Robert Lady - foul #4 on Robert Lady, team foul #14 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Angelo Herrera (PF) Michael Cooper, Eric Walker, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (SG), Paul Roberts (SF) Wesley Kincannon, Fred Noggle | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:19 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 05:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady's pass is intercepted by Mark Sheaffer in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai lays it in set up by Mark Sheaffer | 71-63 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston is fouled on the floor by Mark Sheaffer - foul #2 on Mark Sheaffer, team foul #9 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (PG), Charles Barry (PF) Robert Lady, Angelo Herrera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rene Colombo (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), John Kunze (PF), Robert Scott (C) Dikembe Awai, Paul Roberts, David Hendricks, Nathan Scott | |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 04:47 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Rene Colombo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw gets the offensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits a wide open jumper in the lane set up by Mark Sheaffer | 73-65 |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 75-65 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-65 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston grabs the board | 75-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ho Tao (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Timothy Millberg (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Morillo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Barry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Sheaffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Colombo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Upshaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Kunze (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. C - Robert Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | Timothy Millberg double dribbles | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper (PG), Ernest Fondren (SF), Angelo Herrera (PF), Shane Brandow (C) Timothy Millberg, Leon Morillo, Charles Barry, Edwin Johnston | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus (PG), Wesley Kincannon (SG), Fred Noggle (SF), David Hendricks (PF), Nathan Scott (C) Mark Sheaffer, Rene Colombo, Robert Upshaw, John Kunze, Robert Scott | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Ho Tao steals the ball from Nathan Scott | 75-65 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-65 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Fred Noggle grabs the defensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Wesley Kincannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady (PG), Eric Walker (SF) Ho Tao, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Walker is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Eric Walker, team foul #15 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Roberts (SF), Robert Scott (C) Fred Noggle, David Hendricks | |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus is fouled in the backcourt by Angelo Herrera - foul #2 on Angelo Herrera, team foul #16 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Brandow (C) Ernest Fondren | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Petrus misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Angelo Herrera pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Eric Walker and the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #4 on Robert Scott, team foul #10 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao (SG), Leon Morillo (SF), Edwin Johnston (PF), Charles Barry (C) Robert Lady, Eric Walker, Angelo Herrera, Shane Brandow | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer (PG), Dikembe Awai (SG), Robert Upshaw (SF), David Hendricks (C) Ronald Petrus, Wesley Kincannon, Paul Roberts, Robert Scott | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cooper makes the free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Sheaffer | 78-68 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Leon Morillo connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Cooper | 81-68 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 81-68 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw grabs the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Michael Cooper is called for the reach on Mark Sheaffer - foul #5 on Michael Cooper, team foul #17 | 81-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady (SG) Michael Cooper | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Mark Sheaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao is fouled on the floor by Mark Sheaffer - foul #3 on Mark Sheaffer, team foul #11 | 81-70 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ho Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | Nathan Scott pulls down the rebound | 82-70 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | Dikembe Awai misses the shot from just outside the lane | 82-70 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 82-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady is hacked by Nathan Scott - foul #2 on Nathan Scott, team foul #12 | 82-70 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady misses the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady misses the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | David Hendricks pulls down the rebound | 82-70 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Robert Upshaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Edwin Johnston grabs the board | 82-70 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Lady runs out the clock | 82-70 |