| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio | Patrick Barbee inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Ohio | Paul Feldman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 27-31 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is called for a backcourt violation | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman | |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Eugene Terry can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on William Cole - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Eugene Terry misses the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Eugene Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Cole | 30-32 |
| 18:08 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Michael Marcus is blocked by Bobby Brown | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | Eugene Terry tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-34 |
| 17:47 | Ohio | Eugene Terry gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 17:18 | Ohio | Eugene Terry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | William Cole snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 30-34 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Robey | 30-34 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a floater from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 16:26 | Ohio | Roy Bucher gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 16:07 | Ohio | Eugene Terry double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PF) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Michael Marcus, Roy Bucher, Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Lawrence Bolding (fresh) SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | Paul Pepper is called for the reach on Chris Cephas - foul #1 on Paul Pepper, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG) William Cole, Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG) Lawrence Bolding | |
| 15:11 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Jason Powell grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the left block | 34-34 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jason Powell - foul #3 on Jason Powell, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Louis Robey (PF) Bobby Brown, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, William Beasley | |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:19 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 34-34 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-34 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Louis Robey banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Cole and the foul's on Eugene Terry - foul #2 on Eugene Terry, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG) Jose Mercado | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF) Lawrence Bolding, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 13:15 | Ohio | Chris Cephas misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | William Cole drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Robey | 40-34 |
| 12:28 | Ohio | Michael Marcus misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 12:27 | Ohio | Scott Howard tips it in | 40-36 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Louis Robey lays it up and in | 42-36 |
| 11:48 | Ohio | Scott Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), Henry Kidd (C) Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Kidd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the shot from close range set up by Jason Powell | 44-36 |
| 11:04 | Ohio | Paul Feldman misses the dunk | 44-36 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the follow up shot | 46-36 |
| 10:17 | Ohio | Chris Cephas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Barbee | 46-39 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin is fouled on the floor by Patrick Barbee - foul #1 on Patrick Barbee, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Louis Robey (PF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Paul Feldman, Henry Kidd | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Bolding - foul #2 on Lawrence Bolding, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF) Patrick Barbee | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:43 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:24 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF) Lawrence Bolding, Roy Bucher, Scott Howard | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Jose Mercado and the foul's on Patrick Barbee - foul #2 on Patrick Barbee, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Scott Howard (SF) Patrick Barbee | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:05 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:41 | Ohio | Chris Cephas is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Franklin | 49-39 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 08:17 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 07:55 | Ohio | Eugene Terry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Michael Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Cephas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dutton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Terry (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs travels with the ball | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Jason Powell (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jose Mercado, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Scott Howard, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 06:55 | Ohio | William Beasley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 49-39 |
| 06:53 | Ohio | Paul Feldman can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 06:51 | Ohio | William Beasley tips it in | 49-41 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | William Cole is hacked by Lawrence Bolding - foul #3 on Lawrence Bolding, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Bobby Brown, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Lawrence Bolding, Roy Bucher, Paul Feldman, William Beasley | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chris Cephas - foul #1 on Chris Cephas, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:49 | Ohio | Chris Cephas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | William Cole pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Chris Cephas takes the ball from Paul Pepper | 50-41 |
| 05:22 | Ohio | Chris Cephas can't throw it down | 50-41 |
| 05:20 | Ohio | Eugene Terry tips it in | 50-43 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF), Louis Robey (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Ohio | Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Paul Feldman (PF), William Beasley (C) Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Lawrence Dutton, Eugene Terry | |
| 04:29 | Ohio | William Beasley misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jason Powell - foul #4 on Jason Powell, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Chris Cephas (SG), Patrick Barbee (SF) Michael Marcus, Roy Bucher, Scott Howard | |
| 04:29 | Ohio | William Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | William Beasley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Powell | 50-44 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Chris Cephas steals the ball from Jason Powell | 50-44 |
| 03:37 | Ohio | Paul Pepper steals it from Paul Feldman | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Lawrence Bolding (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Chris Cephas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Barbee (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Paul Feldman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Beasley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown snags the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Louis Robey knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 52-44 |
| 03:02 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin (C) Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio | Michael Marcus (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), Scott Howard (SF), Lawrence Dutton (PF), Eugene Terry (C) Lawrence Bolding, Chris Cephas, Patrick Barbee, Paul Feldman, William Beasley | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Scott Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Eugene Terry - foul #3 on Eugene Terry, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Chris Cephas (SG) Roy Bucher | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:05 | Ohio | Chris Cephas is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Jason Powell (PF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lawrence Bolding (PG), Roy Bucher (SG), William Beasley (C) Michael Marcus, Chris Cephas, Eugene Terry | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits a jump hook from close range set up by Clarence Franklin | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jason Powell - foul #5 on Jason Powell, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (PF) Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Scott Howard is called for the reach on Bobby Brown - foul #1 on Scott Howard, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 58-46 |
| 00:56 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton snags the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 00:54 | Ohio | Lawrence Dutton knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Scott Howard | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Bolding - foul #4 on Lawrence Bolding, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 00:48 | Ohio | William Beasley travels with the ball | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-48 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Louis Robey denies the turnaround by Lawrence Dutton | 60-48 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs runs out the clock | 60-48 |