| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest West (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Bobby Bay (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Lawrence McNayr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Zuanich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Dechant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper inbounds the ball | 39-17 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the jumper from the right wing | 39-17 |
| 19:42 | Central Michigan | Alex Dechant grabs the defensive rebound | 39-17 |
| 19:22 | Central Michigan | The refs have stopped play. Jeffery Zuanich is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 39-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman (PF) Jeffery Zuanich | |
| 19:13 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay travels with the ball | 39-17 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Timothy Fogleman steals the ball from Bobby Brown | 39-17 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ernest West | 39-19 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | William Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-19 |
| 18:02 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay pulls down the rebound | 39-19 |
| 17:42 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay makes the contested shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest West | 39-21 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Franklin | 42-21 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Bay | 42-23 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-23 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-23 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | William Cole scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul Pepper | 45-23 |
| 16:19 | Central Michigan | Clarence Franklin swats the short shot by Timothy Fogleman | 45-23 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the board | 45-23 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-23 |
| 15:59 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Lawrence McNayr | 45-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest West (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Bay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lawrence McNayr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Fogleman (fairly fresh) C - Alex Dechant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-23 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay gets the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 15:34 | Central Michigan | Ernest West is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-26 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Louis Robey comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 45-26 |
| 15:04 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 14:50 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr blows the wide open layup | 45-26 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 45-26 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Alex Dechant pulls down the rebound | 45-26 |
| 14:12 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SF), Jason Powell (PF), Gerald White (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver (PG), Sammie Lynch (SG), Gerard Macgregor (SF), Byron Bryant (PF), John Nathaniel (C) Ernest West, Bobby Bay, Lawrence McNayr, Timothy Fogleman, Alex Dechant | |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-26 |
| 13:53 | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 13:43 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Byron Bryant | 45-28 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is whistled for a carry | 45-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:06 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch loses the dribble to Jose Mercado | 45-28 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-28 |
| 12:46 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel pulls down the rebound | 45-28 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Gerald White - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:42 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Gerald White snags the defensive board | 45-28 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Byron Bryant steps in front of the Kenneth Jacobs pass | 45-28 |
| 12:07 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the jumpshot from the right side | 45-31 |
| 11:51 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant pulls down the rebound | 45-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jim Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammie Lynch (fresh) SF - Gerard Macgregor (fresh) PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sammie Lynch | 45-33 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | William Cole scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jose Mercado - foul #1 on Jose Mercado, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SG), Paul Pepper (SF), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jose Mercado, Jason Powell, Gerald White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay (SG), Lawrence McNayr (SF), Jeffery Zuanich (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Sammie Lynch, Gerard Macgregor, Byron Bryant, John Nathaniel | |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:49 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Alex Dechant blocks the jumper by William Cole | 48-33 |
| 10:19 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:04 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr is open and buries a runner in the lane | 48-35 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown tips it in | 50-35 |
| 09:09 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver comes up short on the floater from the left block | 50-35 |
| 09:08 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr tips it home | 50-37 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is hacked by Bobby Bay - foul #2 on Bobby Bay, team foul #1 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jason Powell (PF) William Cole, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest West (PG), Byron Bryant (SF) Jim Oliver, Lawrence McNayr | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Byron Bryant - foul #2 on Byron Bryant, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel (C) Alex Dechant | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 50-37 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs snags the offensive board | 50-37 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 08:06 | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:02 | Central Michigan | Jeffery Zuanich is called for traveling | 50-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald White (C) Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch (SG) Bobby Bay | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 07:41 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Ernest West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sammie Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Zuanich (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Nathaniel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Central Michigan | Ernest West hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Byron Bryant | 50-40 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jeffery Zuanich - foul #2 on Jeffery Zuanich, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF) Jose Mercado | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr (SF), Timothy Fogleman (PF), Alex Dechant (C) Byron Bryant, Jeffery Zuanich, John Nathaniel | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Alex Dechant misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bobby Brown | 52-40 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is hacked by Alex Dechant - foul #1 on Alex Dechant, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin (C) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Bobby Bay (SG) Sammie Lynch | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-40 |
| 05:51 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:38 | Central Michigan | Ernest West is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Jacobs - foul #1 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Louis Robey (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Bobby Brown, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffery Zuanich (PF) Timothy Fogleman | |
| 05:28 | Central Michigan | Lawrence McNayr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Mercado | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Central Michigan | Ernest West misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | William Cole drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jose Mercado and the foul's on Ernest West - foul #2 on Ernest West, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Jason Powell (PF), Gerald White (C) Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver (PG), Sammie Lynch (SG), Byron Bryant (SF), Timothy Fogleman (PF), John Nathaniel (C) Ernest West, Bobby Bay, Lawrence McNayr, Jeffery Zuanich, Alex Dechant | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the free throw | 58-40 |
| 04:19 | Central Michigan | Sammie Lynch can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-40 |
| 04:17 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant grabs the offensive board | 58-40 |
| 04:03 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 04:01 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel grabs the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 03:49 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Fogleman | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 03:21 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to John Nathaniel | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Jim Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sammie Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) C - John Nathaniel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Fogleman | 58-45 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | William Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 02:32 | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sammie Lynch | 61-48 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Gerald White is fouled on the floor by Byron Bryant - foul #3 on Byron Bryant, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF) William Cole | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Rufus Thomson (PG) Jim Oliver | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Jacobs | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 01:22 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman gets the offensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:17 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Rufus Thomson | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jose Mercado - foul #2 on Jose Mercado, team foul #4 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jim Oliver (PG) Rufus Thomson | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is denied on a layup by John Nathaniel | 66-52 |
| 00:21 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman snags the defensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:14 | Central Michigan | John Nathaniel makes the floater in the paint set up by Sammie Lynch | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs runs out the clock | 66-54 |