| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Benedict (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmen Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Bret Butler hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel | 43-32 |
| 19:30 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Terrence Stiefel - foul #2 on Terrence Stiefel, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 19:30 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 19:30 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke double dribbles | 43-34 |
| 19:03 | DePaul | The short jumper by Jason Moline is denied by Andy O'Rorke | 43-34 |
| 19:02 | DePaul | Carmen Evans snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:44 | DePaul | Paul Benedict misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Robert Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Robert Winters buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel | 45-34 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Carmen Evans misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Rudolph Peterson - foul #2 on Rudolph Peterson, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Carmen Evans misses the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 17:55 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Bret Butler's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Benedict | 45-35 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson tips it home | 47-35 |
| 17:32 | DePaul | James Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-35 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Robert Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Robert Winters can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 17:08 | DePaul | Paul Benedict snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 16:50 | DePaul | Jason Moline scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Carmen Evans | 47-37 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Robert Winters connects on the shot in the paint | 49-37 |
| 16:03 | DePaul | Carmen Evans clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rudolph Peterson | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Winters (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jonathan Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Benedict (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmen Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rudolph Peterson | 51-37 |
| 15:46 | DePaul | James Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-37 |
| 15:45 | DePaul | Jason Moline tips it in | 51-39 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Bret Butler is denied by Carmen Evans | 51-39 |
| 15:30 | DePaul | Jason Moline grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 15:24 | DePaul | James Wilson makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Stanley | 51-42 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 14:59 | DePaul | Paul Benedict pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:44 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-42 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson is whistled for traveling | 51-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Walter Tittle (SF), Eugene Colston (PF), Anthony Drake (C) Terrence Stiefel, Bret Butler, Andy O'Rorke, Rudolph Peterson, Robert Winters | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher (PG), Melvin Godin (SG), Bialas Rajewski (SF), Gonzalo Gallo (PF), William Buckley (C) Jonathan Stanley, James Wilson, Paul Benedict, Jason Moline, Carmen Evans | |
| 14:23 | DePaul | Robert Hamilton is called for the reach on Kenneth Zurcher - foul #1 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| 14:14 | DePaul | Gonzalo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Gonzalo Gallo is called for the reach on Walter Tittle - foul #1 on Gonzalo Gallo, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Eugene Colston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 51-42 |
| 13:43 | DePaul | Gonzalo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 13:25 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Bialas Rajewski steals the ball from Walter Tittle | 51-42 |
| 12:39 | DePaul | William Buckley can't connect on a runner in the lane | 51-42 |
| 12:38 | DePaul | William Buckley hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Henry Dehaven | 53-44 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Melvin Godin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Henry Dehaven - foul #3 on Henry Dehaven, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Bret Butler (SG), Andy O'Rorke (SF), Shaun Francisco (C) Robert Hamilton, Henry Dehaven, Walter Tittle, Anthony Drake | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley (PG), Jason Moline (PF) Kenneth Zurcher, Gonzalo Gallo | |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Melvin Godin makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:10 | DePaul | Melvin Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Melvin Godin is called for the reach on Bret Butler - foul #2 on Melvin Godin, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson (PF), Robert Winters (C) Eugene Colston, Shaun Francisco | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Wilson (SG), Paul Benedict (SF) Melvin Godin, Bialas Rajewski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 6 pts. 10 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Benedict (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - William Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Bret Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Carmen Evans (C) William Buckley | |
| 11:13 | DePaul | James Wilson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Bret Butler connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel | 56-46 |
| 10:48 | DePaul | Paul Benedict throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher (PG) Jonathan Stanley | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | James Wilson is called for the reach on Bret Butler - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Robert Winters is whistled for traveling | 56-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugene Colston (C) Robert Winters | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 10:04 | DePaul | Carmen Evans misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Bret Butler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-46 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel tips it back up and in | 58-46 |
| 09:36 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher hits a shot in the paint | 58-48 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terrence Stiefel, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Tittle (SF), Anthony Drake (C) Andy O'Rorke, Rudolph Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Godin (SG), Bialas Rajewski (SF), William Buckley (C) James Wilson, Paul Benedict, Carmen Evans | |
| 09:23 | DePaul | Eugene Colston denies the turnaround by William Buckley | 58-48 |
| 09:22 | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 09:14 | DePaul | William Buckley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Godin | 58-51 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Bret Butler's floater is tipped away by William Buckley | 58-51 |
| 08:54 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Bialas Rajewski | 58-51 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Jason Moline misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Tittle - foul #1 on Walter Tittle, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Robert Winters (C) Terrence Stiefel, Bret Butler, Anthony Drake | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley (PG) Kenneth Zurcher | |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Jason Moline makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:45 | DePaul | Jason Moline misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Robert Winters snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Robert Winters clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 08:27 | DePaul | Melvin Godin grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Melvin Godin is fouled on the floor by Henry Dehaven - foul #4 on Henry Dehaven, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke (SF), Rudolph Peterson (PF) Henry Dehaven, Eugene Colston | |
| Subs | DePaul | Paul Benedict (SF), Carmen Evans (C) Bialas Rajewski, William Buckley | |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Melvin Godin makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:07 | DePaul | Melvin Godin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Robert Winters blows the layup | 58-54 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Bret Butler (SG) Robert Hamilton, Walter Tittle | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Wilson (SG), Bialas Rajewski (PF) Melvin Godin, Jason Moline | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 8 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jonathan Stanley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Benedict (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Bialas Rajewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmen Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:07 | DePaul | Bialas Rajewski is whistled for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Kenneth Zurcher (PG) Jonathan Stanley | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Zurcher takes the ball from Terrence Stiefel in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 06:44 | DePaul | Bialas Rajewski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 06:23 | DePaul | Paul Benedict snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Carmen Evans comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 06:03 | DePaul | Carmen Evans pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:41 | DePaul | James Wilson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Zurcher | 58-56 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Walter Tittle (SF), Eugene Colston (PF), Anthony Drake (C) Terrence Stiefel, Andy O'Rorke, Rudolph Peterson, Robert Winters | |
| Subs | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley (PG), Melvin Godin (SF), Jason Moline (PF), William Buckley (C) Kenneth Zurcher, Paul Benedict, Bialas Rajewski, Carmen Evans | |
| 05:10 | DePaul | Jason Moline clanks a shot in the paint | 58-56 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 05:03 | DePaul | William Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:46 | DePaul | Melvin Godin connects on the runner from the right block | 58-58 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bret Butler | 61-58 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | James Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Bret Butler - foul #1 on Bret Butler, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Andy O'Rorke (SF) Bret Butler, Walter Tittle | |
| Subs | DePaul | Bialas Rajewski (SF) Melvin Godin | |
| 04:08 | DePaul | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:08 | DePaul | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke misses badly on a runner in the lane | 61-60 |
| 03:45 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Jason Moline | 61-60 |
| 03:24 | DePaul | James Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 03:23 | DePaul | William Buckley tips it but misses | 61-60 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 8 pts. 11 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Eugene Colston (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Drake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Jonathan Stanley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bialas Rajewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Moline (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - William Buckley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | DePaul | Jason Moline snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 02:59 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bret Butler (SG), Rudolph Peterson (PF), Robert Winters (C) Robert Hamilton, Eugene Colston, Anthony Drake | |
| Subs | DePaul | Melvin Godin (SG), Paul Benedict (SF), Carmen Evans (C) James Wilson, Bialas Rajewski, William Buckley | |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Robert Winters is called for the reach on Carmen Evans - foul #2 on Robert Winters, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:41 | DePaul | Carmen Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Robert Winters makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Andy O'Rorke | 63-62 |
| 02:16 | DePaul | Melvin Godin makes the shot from the right block | 63-64 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Jason Moline steps in front of the Robert Winters pass | 63-64 |
| 01:41 | DePaul | Paul Benedict hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Bret Butler pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andy O'Rorke | 65-64 |
| 00:56 | DePaul | Andy O'Rorke steals it from Paul Benedict | 65-64 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke blows the layup | 65-64 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Bret Butler comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 65-64 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Bret Butler tips it home | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley loses the dribble to Bret Butler | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Melvin Godin is called for the reach on Andy O'Rorke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Godin, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven (PG), Walter Tittle (SF), Shaun Francisco (PF) Terrence Stiefel, Andy O'Rorke, Rudolph Peterson | |
| Subs | DePaul | James Wilson (SG) Melvin Godin | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Paul Benedict is called for the reach on Walter Tittle - foul #2 on Paul Benedict, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Robert Winters is fouled on the floor by Carmen Evans - foul #1 on Carmen Evans, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle is hacked by Paul Benedict - foul #3 on Paul Benedict, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Jonathan Stanley misses the halfcourt shot | 69-64 |