| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Merrill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Donohue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bozarth (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Noah Faul (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Justin Siu inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:53 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 19:52 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth is fouled on the floor by Joseph Cannon - foul #1 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence's pass is intercepted by Herbert Thomas | 40-43 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Justin Siu banks in the layup set up by Herbert Thomas | 42-43 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Cannon - foul #2 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill banks in the layup and the foul's on Noah Faul - foul #2 on Noah Faul, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey (SF), Edward Harper (PF), Brad Krzesinski (C) Richard Donohue, Christopher Bozarth, Noah Faul | |
| 18:41 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Herbert Thomas - foul #2 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG), Thomas Hayes (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Herbert Thomas, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG) Clinton Bence | |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | William Goldsmith takes the ball from Donald Ayers | 45-46 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr banks in the layup on a great pass from William Goldsmith | 45-48 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | William Goldsmith steps in front of the Donald Ayers pass in the backcourt | 45-48 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Krzesinski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Ayers - foul #1 on Donald Ayers, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG) Karl Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SG), Richard Donohue (SF), Christopher Bozarth (PF) Ronald Carr, Jeffrey Carey, Edward Harper | |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Krzesinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Krzesinski misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Mark Roy snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | James Hatchett is open and buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Ayers | 47-48 |
| 17:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by James Shapskinsky - foul #1 on James Shapskinsky, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF) Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Noah Faul (C) James Shapskinsky, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 16:42 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 16:41 | East Carolina | Justin Siu grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon travels in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Merrill (C) Mark Roy | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SG) William Goldsmith | |
| 16:24 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 16:07 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 16:05 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue loses the ball out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Willis Arviso (SG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) James Hatchett, Herbert Thomas, Justin Siu, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Jeffrey Carey (SF), Edward Harper (C) Clinton Bence, James Shapskinsky, Richard Donohue, Noah Faul | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Pepin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Bradford Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Carey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Bozarth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Harper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Carr - foul #1 on Ronald Carr, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Roy (PF) Kevin Pepin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 15:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Hayes steals it from Bradford Ward | 53-50 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Hayes | 55-50 |
| 14:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-50 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 14:44 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Carey | 55-50 |
| 14:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bradford Ward | 55-53 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Willis Arviso and the foul's on Bradford Ward - foul #3 on Bradford Ward, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG), Joseph Cannon (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Willis Arviso, Mark Roy, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), William Goldsmith (SG), James Shapskinsky (SF), Brad Krzesinski (C) Bradford Ward, Ronald Carr, Jeffrey Carey, Edward Harper | |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-55 |
| 13:50 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Merrill | 58-55 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes's pass is intercepted by James Shapskinsky | 58-55 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky lays it in | 58-57 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Mark Roy (PF), Paul Wilkinson (C) Karl Edwards, Thomas Hayes, Joseph Cannon, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Richard Donohue (SF), Edward Harper (PF), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, William Goldsmith, James Shapskinsky, Christopher Bozarth, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Justin Siu grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 12:33 | East Carolina | Justin Siu misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 12:26 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is hacked by Paul Wilkinson - foul #1 on Paul Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (PG), Joseph Cannon (PF), Donald Ayers (C) James Hatchett, Mark Roy, Paul Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Jeffrey Carey (PF) Bradford Ward, Edward Harper | |
| 12:14 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Siu steals the ball from Ronald Carr | 58-57 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso is hacked by Clinton Bence in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Bence, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 12:00 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith is hacked by Joseph Cannon - foul #3 on Joseph Cannon, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 11:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Donohue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Carey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Noah Faul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | East Carolina | Clinton Bence is called for the reach on Willis Arviso in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clinton Bence, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Kevin Pepin (SF) Willis Arviso, Justin Siu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper (PF) Clinton Bence | |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Edward Harper steals it from Herbert Thomas | 58-57 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG), Mark Roy (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Herbert Thomas, Joseph Cannon, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG), Brad Krzesinski (C) William Goldsmith, Jeffrey Carey, Noah Faul | |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Hatchett | 60-57 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-57 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue tips it in | 60-59 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is hacked by Bradford Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradford Ward, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (SF) Kevin Pepin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), Christopher Bozarth (PF) Bradford Ward, Edward Harper | |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 10:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Hatchett takes the ball from Christopher Bozarth | 62-59 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | James Hatchett lays it in | 64-59 |
| 10:06 | Southern Mississippi | Steven Merrill swats the layup by Clinton Bence | 64-59 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:57 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Hatchett steals the ball from Richard Donohue | 64-59 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | James Hatchett connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Karl Edwards | 67-59 |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue's floater is tipped away by Steven Merrill | 67-59 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue misses the shot from just outside the lane | 69-59 |
| 08:27 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth gets the offensive rebound | 69-59 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Roy - foul #2 on Mark Roy, team foul #7 | 69-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willis Arviso (PG), Herbert Thomas (SG), Justin Siu (SF), Joseph Cannon (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Karl Edwards, James Hatchett, Thomas Hayes, Mark Roy, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (SG), James Shapskinsky (SF), Jeffrey Carey (PF), Noah Faul (C) Ronald Carr, Richard Donohue, Christopher Bozarth, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 07:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-60 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul tips it but misses | 69-60 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso is hacked by Clinton Bence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Bence, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper (PF) Clinton Bence | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Goldsmith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Shapskinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward Harper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Noah Faul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey is hacked by Herbert Thomas - foul #3 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #8 | 71-60 |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Carey misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers gets the rebound | 71-60 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Willis Arviso hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Justin Siu | 73-60 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky double dribbles | 73-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Kevin Pepin (SF), Paul Wilkinson (C) Willis Arviso, Justin Siu, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Ronald Carr (SG) William Goldsmith, James Shapskinsky | |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-60 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Carey | 73-63 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon blows the layup but he's fouled by Edward Harper - foul #2 on Edward Harper, team foul #9 | 73-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (PG) Karl Edwards | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 74-63 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon is wide open but clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 74-63 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Harper | 74-63 |
| 05:29 | Southern Mississippi | James Hatchett steals it from Bradford Ward | 74-63 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Cannon can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 05:07 | East Carolina | Kevin Pepin grabs the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is hacked by Edward Harper - foul #3 on Edward Harper, team foul #10 | 74-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF), Thomas Hayes (PF), Donald Ayers (C) Kevin Pepin, Joseph Cannon, Paul Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG), William Goldsmith (SG), Richard Donohue (SF), Christopher Bozarth (PF) Bradford Ward, Ronald Carr, Jeffrey Carey, Noah Faul | |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth pulls down the rebound | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Ayers swats the layup by Christopher Bozarth | 75-63 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers snags the defensive board | 75-63 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | James Hatchett scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Justin Siu | 77-63 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 77-63 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith gets the offensive rebound | 77-63 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue slams it home | 77-65 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #9 | 77-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Willis Arviso (SG) James Hatchett, Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Shapskinsky (SF), Brad Krzesinski (C) Richard Donohue, Edward Harper | |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Bozarth blows the layup | 77-65 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers gets the rebound | 77-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Willis Arviso (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Siu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Ayers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Clinton Bence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Goldsmith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Shapskinsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Bozarth (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Brad Krzesinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Donald Ayers is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Donald Ayers, team foul #10 | 77-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Roy (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Thomas Hayes, Donald Ayers | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG) William Goldsmith | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-65 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Justin Siu misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr snags the defensive board | 77-65 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Willis Arviso - foul #1 on Willis Arviso, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (SF), Paul Wilkinson (C) Justin Siu, Steven Merrill | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward (PG), Richard Donohue (SF), Noah Faul (C) Clinton Bence, James Shapskinsky, Brad Krzesinski | |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward gets the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 77-66 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue tips it in | 77-68 |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG), Joseph Cannon (PF), Steven Merrill (C) Willis Arviso, Mark Roy, Paul Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (SG) Ronald Carr | |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | James Hatchett loses the dribble to Richard Donohue in the backcourt | 77-68 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward is fouled on the floor by James Hatchett - foul #1 on James Hatchett, team foul #12 | 77-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Siu (SF) Thomas Hayes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:29 | Southern Mississippi | Bradford Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joseph Cannon | 77-68 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by William Goldsmith - foul #2 on William Goldsmith, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Harper (C) Noah Faul | |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:11 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue grabs the defensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Merrill - foul #2 on Steven Merrill, team foul #13 | 78-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas (SG) James Hatchett | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr (SG), Noah Faul (C) Bradford Ward, Edward Harper | |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 01:40 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill is called for traveling | 78-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence (PG) William Goldsmith | |
| 01:27 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence misses the floater from the free throw line | 78-70 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Steven Merrill grabs the board | 78-70 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Thomas | 81-70 |
| 01:13 | Southern Mississippi | Clinton Bence connects on the 3 from the right wing | 81-73 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | Noah Faul steals the ball from Joseph Cannon | 81-73 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr is whistled for a carry | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Carr - foul #2 on Ronald Carr, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes (PF) Joseph Cannon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Herbert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul gets the rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 81-73 |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bozarth | 81-73 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-73 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards pulls down the rebound | 81-73 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards is hacked by Clinton Bence in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clinton Bence, team foul #13 | 81-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Hatchett (SG) Herbert Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Goldsmith (PG) Clinton Bence | |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Donohue connects on the 3 from the left corner | 83-76 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Justin Siu is fouled in the backcourt by William Goldsmith - foul #3 on William Goldsmith, team foul #14 | 83-76 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Justin Siu misses the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Justin Siu makes the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Faul loses the ball out of bounds | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Ronald Carr is called for the reach on James Hatchett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Carr, team foul #15 | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | James Hatchett misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | James Hatchett makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes is fouled in the backcourt by William Goldsmith - foul #4 on William Goldsmith, team foul #16 | 85-79 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Thomas Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Carr clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-79 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Thomas Hayes | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards runs out the clock | 86-79 |