| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Peter Harriss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Cousins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Brathwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Israel Easterling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marion Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Crumpler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marc Worley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Marburger (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling drills a runner near the basket | 41-33 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Marion Rice steals it from Austin Marburger | 41-33 |
| 19:21 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 19:20 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling tips it home | 43-33 |
| 19:00 | Southern | Douglas Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 18:59 | Jackson State | The rebound goes to Israel Easterling | 43-33 |
| 18:36 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-33 |
| 18:35 | Southern | Marc Worley snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:18 | Southern | Marc Worley is fouled on the floor by Israel Easterling - foul #1 on Israel Easterling, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:07 | Southern | Douglas Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-33 |
| 18:06 | Southern | Martin Jones tips it in | 43-35 |
| 17:37 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins buries a 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 17:31 | Southern | Marc Worley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 17:30 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 17:19 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Harriss | 49-35 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Israel Easterling is called for the reach on Martin Jones - foul #2 on Israel Easterling, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jeffrey Carter (PG), Brian Brent (SG), Richard White (SF), Chris Parker (PF), Alex Boatwright (C) Peter Harriss, Joseph Cousins, Peter Brathwaite, Israel Easterling, Marion Rice | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 16:44 | Southern | James Crumpler drills a shot from the left wing set up by Martin Jones | 49-37 |
| 16:26 | Jackson State | Austin Marburger steals the ball from Jeffrey Carter | 49-37 |
| 16:03 | Southern | Marc Worley is fouled on the floor by Chris Parker - foul #2 on Chris Parker, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins (SG) Jeffrey Carter | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:56 | Southern | James Crumpler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 15:55 | Southern | Marc Worley tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brian Brent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cousins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Boatwright (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Crumpler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Worley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Austin Marburger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Marc Worley - foul #3 on Marc Worley, team foul #1 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Peter Harriss (PG) Chris Parker | |
| Subs | Southern | James Hillyer (SG) Douglas Brown | |
| 15:37 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:37 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 15:19 | Southern | Marc Worley loses the dribble to Peter Harriss | 51-39 |
| 15:15 | Jackson State | Peter Harriss banks in the layup | 53-39 |
| 14:57 | Southern | Joseph Cousins picks off the pass by Marc Worley | 53-39 |
| 14:53 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins lays it up and in | 55-39 |
| 14:25 | Southern | Marc Worley is fouled on the floor by Alex Boatwright - foul #1 on Alex Boatwright, team foul #4 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite (SF), Israel Easterling (PF), Marion Rice (C) Joseph Cousins, Alex Boatwright, Richard White | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:11 | Southern | Marc Worley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 14:10 | Southern | Austin Marburger tips it home | 55-41 |
| 13:56 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Martin Jones - foul #2 on Martin Jones, team foul #2 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Jeffrey Carter (PG), Victor Patterson (SG) Peter Harriss, Brian Brent | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (SG), Ralph Stoneman (PF), Kevin Gould (C) Martin Jones, Marc Worley, Austin Marburger | |
| 13:56 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite misses the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 13:56 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 13:46 | Southern | Kevin Gould misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 56-41 |
| 13:44 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 13:42 | Jackson State | Jeffrey Carter is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins (SG) Victor Patterson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 13:26 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-41 |
| 13:25 | Southern | James Crumpler gets the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:08 | Southern | Jeffrey Carter is called for the reach on Douglas Brown - foul #2 on Jeffrey Carter, team foul #6 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Brent (PG) Jeffrey Carter | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:56 | Southern | Kevin Gould misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 12:55 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 12:51 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins's pass is intercepted by Kevin Gould | 56-41 |
| 12:28 | Southern | James Crumpler is hacked by Peter Brathwaite - foul #2 on Peter Brathwaite, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Peter Harriss (PG), Richard White (C) Brian Brent, Marion Rice | |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SF), Marc Worley (PF), Austin Marburger (C) James Hillyer, Ralph Stoneman, Kevin Gould | |
| 12:28 | Southern | James Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 12:28 | Southern | James Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 12:02 | Jackson State | Peter Harriss loses the ball out of bounds | 56-43 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Brent (SG), Chris Parker (PF), Alex Boatwright (C) Joseph Cousins, Peter Brathwaite, Israel Easterling | |
| Subs | Southern | James Hillyer (SG) Douglas Brown | |
| 11:53 | Southern | James Crumpler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Harriss - foul #1 on Peter Harriss, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| 11:53 | Southern | James Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 11:53 | Southern | James Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Peter Harriss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Brent (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alex Boatwright (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Crumpler (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Hillyer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marc Worley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Austin Marburger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Jackson State | Chris Parker's layup is rejected by Austin Marburger | 56-45 |
| 11:25 | Southern | The rebound goes to Austin Marburger | 56-45 |
| 11:05 | Southern | Marc Worley knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Martin Jones | 56-48 |
| 10:48 | Jackson State | Richard White double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins (SG), Peter Brathwaite (SF), Israel Easterling (PF), Marion Rice (C) Brian Brent, Richard White, Chris Parker, Alex Boatwright | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (SG) James Crumpler | |
| 10:41 | Southern | Austin Marburger knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 10:17 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 10:15 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins tips it but misses | 56-51 |
| 10:13 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:51 | Jackson State | Marion Rice is denied on a layup by Austin Marburger | 56-51 |
| 09:50 | Southern | Austin Marburger pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 09:41 | Southern | Austin Marburger knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 09:22 | Jackson State | Marion Rice is fouled on the floor by Marc Worley - foul #4 on Marc Worley, team foul #3 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Brent (PG), Richard White (SF), Alex Boatwright (PF) Peter Harriss, Peter Brathwaite, Israel Easterling | |
| Subs | Southern | James Crumpler (PG), Ralph Stoneman (PF), Kevin Gould (C) Martin Jones, Marc Worley, Austin Marburger | |
| 09:00 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Brian Brent | 58-54 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman throws it down on a nice dish by Douglas Brown | 58-56 |
| 08:24 | Jackson State | Brian Brent drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Cousins | 61-56 |
| 08:16 | Southern | James Hillyer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 08:14 | Southern | Douglas Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:59 | Southern | Kevin Gould hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 07:57 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:46 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman loses the dribble to Marion Rice | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Brian Brent (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Cousins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard White (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Boatwright (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marion Rice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Crumpler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Hillyer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Stoneman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Jackson State | Brian Brent is called for traveling | 61-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Peter Harriss (PG), Peter Brathwaite (SF), Israel Easterling (PF) Joseph Cousins, Alex Boatwright, Marion Rice | |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Jones (SF), Austin Marburger (C) James Hillyer, Kevin Gould | |
| 07:18 | Southern | The jump hook by Austin Marburger is blocked by Richard White | 61-56 |
| 07:16 | Jackson State | Richard White grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:54 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 06:46 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman misses the lay-in | 64-56 |
| 06:44 | Jackson State | Richard White grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:34 | Jackson State | Brian Brent misses long on a jumper from the left side | 64-56 |
| 06:32 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Jackson State | Brian Brent misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Brown - foul #2 on Douglas Brown, team foul #4 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins (SG), Alex Boatwright (C) Peter Harriss, Richard White | |
| Subs | Southern | James Hillyer (SG), Marc Worley (PF) Douglas Brown, Ralph Stoneman | |
| 06:25 | Jackson State | Brian Brent misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Jackson State | Brian Brent misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:25 | Southern | The rebound goes to Marc Worley | 64-56 |
| 06:04 | Southern | Marc Worley clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 06:03 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:58 | Jackson State | Brian Brent misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 05:57 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite can't tip it in | 64-56 |
| 05:56 | Southern | Austin Marburger grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 05:48 | Southern | Marc Worley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-56 |
| 05:47 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 05:28 | Jackson State | Brian Brent scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Boatwright | 67-56 |
| 05:15 | Southern | Marc Worley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-56 |
| 05:14 | Southern | Marc Worley grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Marc Worley misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Israel Easterling - foul #3 on Israel Easterling, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Peter Harriss (PG), Marion Rice (C) Brian Brent, Israel Easterling | |
| Subs | Southern | Ralph Stoneman (SF), Kevin Gould (C) Martin Jones, Austin Marburger | |
| 05:05 | Southern | Marc Worley misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:05 | Southern | Marc Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:05 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:54 | Jackson State | Peter Brathwaite is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Peter Brathwaite, team foul #10 | 67-56 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Peter Brathwaite is called for the reach on Ralph Stoneman - foul #4 on Peter Brathwaite, team foul #11 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Richard White (SF), Chris Parker (PF) Joseph Cousins, Peter Brathwaite | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (SG) James Hillyer | |
| 04:31 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:31 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:13 | Jackson State | Marion Rice can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 67-58 |
| 04:11 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman gets the rebound | 67-58 |
| 03:46 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 67-58 |
| 03:45 | Southern | James Crumpler tips it home | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Jackson State | PG - Peter Harriss (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Boatwright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard White (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marion Rice (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Crumpler (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Brown (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ralph Stoneman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marc Worley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Jackson State | Alex Boatwright's pass is intercepted by Marc Worley | 67-60 |
| 03:19 | Southern | Marc Worley misses the floater in the lane | 67-60 |
| 03:18 | Southern | Kevin Gould misses the tip | 67-60 |
| 03:17 | Southern | Kevin Gould hits the follow up shot | 67-62 |
| 02:55 | Jackson State | Marion Rice comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 02:53 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins (SG), Peter Brathwaite (SF), Israel Easterling (PF) Alex Boatwright, Richard White, Chris Parker | |
| Subs | Southern | James Hillyer (PG), Martin Jones (SF), Austin Marburger (C) James Crumpler, Ralph Stoneman, Kevin Gould | |
| 02:43 | Southern | Austin Marburger buries a runner from the right block and the foul's on Peter Harriss - foul #2 on Peter Harriss, team foul #12 | 67-64 |
| 02:43 | Southern | Austin Marburger misses the free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:43 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:33 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 02:26 | Southern | James Hillyer makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Martin Jones | 67-67 |
| 02:10 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling is fouled on the floor by Marc Worley - foul #5 on Marc Worley, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Crumpler (PG), Ralph Stoneman (PF) Douglas Brown, Marc Worley | |
| 01:59 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:58 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 01:58 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Douglas Brown (SG) James Hillyer | |
| 01:32 | Southern | Austin Marburger hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Brown | 67-69 |
| 01:13 | Jackson State | Ralph Stoneman blocks the jumper by Joseph Cousins | 67-69 |
| 01:12 | Southern | The rebound goes to Ralph Stoneman | 67-69 |
| 00:57 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Jackson State | Marion Rice knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Harriss | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman drills a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Peter Harriss - foul #3 on Peter Harriss, team foul #13 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | James Hillyer (SG) Douglas Brown | |
| 00:26 | Southern | Ralph Stoneman misses the free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:26 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling gets the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 00:17 | Southern | Austin Marburger snags the defensive board | 69-73 |
| 00:17 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Jackson State | | |
| Subs | Southern | Kevin Gould (PF) Ralph Stoneman | |
| Game Plan | Jackson State | Jackson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Southern | James Crumpler is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Harriss - foul #4 on Peter Harriss, team foul #14 | 69-73 |
| 00:15 | Southern | James Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Southern | James Crumpler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:15 | Jackson State | Israel Easterling grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 00:08 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Austin Marburger snags the defensive board | 69-74 |
| 00:07 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 69-74 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Kevin Gould is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Harriss - foul #5 on Peter Harriss, team foul #15 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Jackson State | Brian Brent (PG) Peter Harriss | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:04 | Southern | Kevin Gould makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Kevin Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:00 | Jackson State | Joseph Cousins misses short on a halfcourt shot | 69-76 |