| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Graham Johns (fresh) C - Claude Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) SG - Sergei Mroczkowski (fresh) SF - Anthony Shuey (fresh) PF - Damon Milazzo (fresh) C - Dario Kamienski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Shuey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette lays it in set up by John Arvizu | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski is denied on a layup by Claude Reece | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Arvizu | 5-0 |
| 18:18 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Boise State | Dario Kamienski snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:01 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski drills a jump hook from close range | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Southern Mississippi | Damon Milazzo steps in front of the Milford Bissette pass | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Boise State | Graham Johns is called for the reach on Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Graham Johns, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski (SF) Grover Carroll | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 16:56 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Sergei Mroczkowski steals the ball from John Arvizu | 5-4 |
| 16:25 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sergei Mroczkowski | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Ehioze Araki (PF) John Arvizu, Devin Ostroski, Graham Johns | |
| Subs | Boise State | Jimmy Sanford (SG), Randy Austin (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Sergei Mroczkowski, Damon Milazzo, Dario Kamienski | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Petitt (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Ehioze Araki (fresh) C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Sanford (fresh) SF - Anthony Shuey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Austin (fresh) C - Robert Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jimmy Sanford | 5-9 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brad Steely (PG), John Saba (SF) Dikembe Ake, Anthony Shuey | |
| 15:01 | Boise State | John Saba clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:37 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses the easy layup | 5-9 |
| 14:35 | Boise State | Robert Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:11 | Boise State | Randy Austin is fouled on the floor by Ehioze Araki - foul #1 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Graham Johns (PF) John Petitt, Grover Carroll, Ehioze Araki | |
| Subs | Boise State | Dikembe Ake (PG), Sergei Mroczkowski (SG), Anthony Shuey (SF), Damon Milazzo (PF), Dario Kamienski (C) Brad Steely, Jimmy Sanford, John Saba, Randy Austin, Robert Kelly | |
| 13:57 | Boise State | Dario Kamienski hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dikembe Ake | 5-11 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dario Kamienski - foul #1 on Dario Kamienski, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:39 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:39 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:27 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ake | 6-14 |
| 13:03 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Ake - foul #1 on Dikembe Ake, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sergei Mroczkowski - foul #1 on Sergei Mroczkowski, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll (SF) Devin Ostroski | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:47 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:34 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Grover Carroll - foul #1 on Grover Carroll, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| 12:34 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Graham Johns | 7-15 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 11:50 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo is hacked by Graham Johns - foul #2 on Graham Johns, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Ehioze Araki (PF) John Arvizu, Graham Johns | |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Petitt (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Ehioze Araki (fresh) C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sergei Mroczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Shuey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damon Milazzo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dario Kamienski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:29 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Claude Reece | 9-15 |
| 11:03 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll hits a jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 10:45 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 11-17 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll is fouled on the floor by Anthony Shuey - foul #2 on Anthony Shuey, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (C) John Petitt, Grover Carroll, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brad Steely (PG), Jimmy Sanford (SG), John Saba (SF), Randy Austin (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Dikembe Ake, Sergei Mroczkowski, Anthony Shuey, Damon Milazzo, Dario Kamienski | |
| 09:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-17 |
| 09:58 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki tips it in | 13-17 |
| 09:40 | Boise State | Robert Kelly dunks the ball | 13-19 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randy Austin - foul #1 on Randy Austin, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG) Milford Bissette | |
| Subs | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski (SG) Jimmy Sanford | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:12 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski's pass is intercepted by Shawn Collins | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski makes the floater from the baseline set up by John Arvizu | 17-19 |
| 08:46 | Boise State | Robert Kelly misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Devin Ostroski - foul #1 on Devin Ostroski, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece (C) Ehioze Araki | |
| Subs | Boise State | Dikembe Ake (PG), Damon Milazzo (PF) Brad Steely, Randy Austin | |
| 08:46 | Boise State | Robert Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:46 | Boise State | Robert Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:09 | Boise State | John Saba misses the 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo can't tip it in | 17-21 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 07:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu connects on the 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Wade Huston (fresh) SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Collins (fresh) C - Claude Reece (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sergei Mroczkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Saba (fresh) PF - Damon Milazzo (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Boise State | John Saba connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-24 |
| 06:57 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Kelly blocks the jumper by Shawn Collins | 20-24 |
| 06:55 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 06:50 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Claude Reece - foul #1 on Claude Reece, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette (PG), John Petitt (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Ehioze Araki (PF) Wade Huston, John Arvizu, Devin Ostroski, Shawn Collins | |
| Subs | Boise State | Deshi Xiong (SF), Dario Kamienski (C) John Saba, Robert Kelly | |
| 06:50 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:50 | Boise State | Sergei Mroczkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:44 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Boise State | Jimmy Sanford (SG) Sergei Mroczkowski | |
| 06:31 | Boise State | Milford Bissette picks off the pass by Deshi Xiong | 20-25 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Ake picks off the pass by John Petitt | 20-25 |
| 06:01 | Boise State | Jimmy Sanford misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette misses the floater from the left side | 20-25 |
| 05:36 | Boise State | Deshi Xiong snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 05:18 | Boise State | Dario Kamienski double dribbles | 20-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG) John Petitt | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brad Steely (PG), Sergei Mroczkowski (SG), John Saba (SF), Randy Austin (PF) Dikembe Ake, Jimmy Sanford, Deshi Xiong, Damon Milazzo | |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Brad Steely steps in front of the Milford Bissette pass | 20-25 |
| 04:48 | Boise State | John Saba hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brad Steely | 20-27 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Claude Reece gets the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is whistled for a carry | 20-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins (PF) Ehioze Araki | |
| Subs | Boise State | Dikembe Ake (PG) Brad Steely | |
| 03:57 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sergei Mroczkowski | 20-30 |
| 03:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 03:30 | Boise State | Dario Kamienski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Grover Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Collins (fresh) C - Claude Reece (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Dikembe Ake (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sergei Mroczkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Saba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Austin (fresh) C - Dario Kamienski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Boise State | Randy Austin is whistled for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Graham Johns (PF) John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Claude Reece | |
| Subs | Boise State | Anthony Shuey (SF), Damon Milazzo (PF), Robert Kelly (C) John Saba, Randy Austin, Dario Kamienski | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-30 |
| 02:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt tips it but misses | 20-30 |
| 02:42 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake snags the defensive board | 20-30 |
| 02:23 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Ake | 20-32 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-32 |
| 01:54 | Boise State | Robert Kelly grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 01:33 | Boise State | Dikembe Ake misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 01:31 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Damon Milazzo | 20-32 |
| 01:12 | Boise State | Damon Milazzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-32 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Damon Milazzo - foul #1 on Damon Milazzo, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Claude Reece (C) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Shawn Collins | |
| Subs | Boise State | Brad Steely (PG), Jimmy Sanford (SG), Dario Kamienski (C) Dikembe Ake, Sergei Mroczkowski, Robert Kelly | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:45 | Boise State | Dario Kamienski pulls down the rebound | 21-32 |
| 00:41 | Boise State | John Arvizu is called for the reach on Brad Steely in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Arvizu, team foul #7 | 21-32 |
| 00:41 | Boise State | Brad Steely makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:41 | Boise State | Brad Steely makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-34 |
| 00:26 | Boise State | Brad Steely snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 00:04 | Boise State | Anthony Shuey drills a jumper from the left side | 21-36 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 21-36 |