| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) SF - John Nolan (fresh) PF - David Page (fresh) C - Shane Lundin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Williams (fresh) SG - Craig Rainey (fresh) SF - Robert Veloz (fresh) PF - Bryan Grace (fresh) C - John Maize (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Giltner | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Niagara | Robert Veloz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Veloz - foul #1 on Robert Veloz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Page | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | John Maize comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Nolan - foul #1 on John Nolan, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | John Maize makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:51 | Niagara | John Maize makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Niagara | Craig Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Niagara | Craig Rainey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | David Page grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | David Page misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 18:07 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Robert Veloz | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Niagara | Bryan Grace clanks a shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Niagara | Bryan Grace gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:25 | Niagara | Robert Veloz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Niagara | John Maize tips it home | 5-4 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG), Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lawrence Giltner, John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Justin Dedmon (PG), Jerry Luken (SG), Scott Daniel (SF), Sean Jackson (PF), Stephen Swinton (C) David Williams, Craig Rainey, Robert Veloz, Bryan Grace, John Maize | |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Jerry Luken comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Pennington - foul #1 on Charles Pennington, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Jerry Luken makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:54 | Niagara | Jerry Luken makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is hacked by Justin Dedmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Dedmon, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Jerry Luken is called for the reach on Vernon Lansing - foul #1 on Jerry Luken, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG) Vernon Lansing | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Justin Dedmon misses long on a floater from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson's pass is intercepted by Justin Dedmon in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | Niagara | Justin Dedmon blows the dunk | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Peterson (fresh) SF - Michael Walker (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Justin Dedmon (fresh) SG - Jerry Luken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Daniel (fresh) PF - Sean Jackson (fresh) C - Stephen Swinton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Walker | 9-6 |
| 15:17 | Niagara | Scott Daniel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-6 |
| 14:47 | Niagara | Charles Pennington steps in front of the Sean Jackson pass | 11-6 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Peterson | 13-6 |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Justin Dedmon lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Jackson and he's fouled by Lawrence Giltner - foul #1 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lawrence Giltner, Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Rainey (SG), Robert Veloz (SF), Bryan Grace (PF), John Maize (C) Jerry Luken, Scott Daniel, Sean Jackson, Stephen Swinton | |
| 14:05 | Niagara | Justin Dedmon makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | John Nolan scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Peterson and he's fouled by Robert Veloz - foul #2 on Robert Veloz, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Williams (PG), Jerry Luken (SF) Justin Dedmon, Robert Veloz | |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:16 | Niagara | Jerry Luken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | John Nolan comes up short on the shot from the right side | 16-9 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | John Nolan tips it home | 18-9 |
| 12:33 | Niagara | Craig Rainey drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by David Williams | 18-11 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington comes up short on the shot from the left block | 18-11 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | John Nolan comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 11:45 | Niagara | Bryan Grace grabs the board | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fairly fresh) SF - John Nolan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Deleon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Pennington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Rainey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Luken (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Grace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Maize (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Niagara | John Maize misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon pulls down the rebound | 18-11 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | John Nolan is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Luken - foul #2 on Jerry Luken, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Justin Dedmon (PG), Ray Kluge (SG), Scott Daniel (SF), Richard Foulks (C) David Williams, Craig Rainey, Jerry Luken, John Maize | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Scott Daniel takes the ball from Vernon Lansing | 18-11 |
| 11:11 | Niagara | Ray Kluge lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Daniel | 18-13 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | David Page drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Giltner | 20-13 |
| 10:28 | Niagara | Scott Daniel connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Justin Dedmon - foul #2 on Justin Dedmon, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Williams (PG), Stephen Swinton (SF), Sean Jackson (PF), John Maize (C) Justin Dedmon, Scott Daniel, Bryan Grace, Richard Foulks | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 09:36 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton is hacked by Michael Walker - foul #1 on Michael Walker, team foul #4 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lawrence Giltner, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Rainey (SG) Ray Kluge | |
| 09:20 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton connects on the floater from the free throw line | 22-18 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 08:55 | Niagara | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:36 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 08:35 | Niagara | John Maize tips it home | 22-20 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington's floater is knocked away by Sean Jackson | 22-20 |
| 08:05 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Craig Rainey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Vernon Lansing - foul #1 on Vernon Lansing, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ray Kluge (PG), Scott Daniel (SF), Bryan Grace (PF), Richard Foulks (C) David Williams, Stephen Swinton, Sean Jackson, John Maize | |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Craig Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:41 | Niagara | Craig Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (tiring) SF - John Nolan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Ray Kluge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Rainey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bryan Grace (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Foulks (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | John Nolan is hacked by Ray Kluge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Kluge, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 07:16 | Niagara | Richard Foulks connects on the runner from close range | 24-24 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is open but misses the lay-in | 24-24 |
| 06:50 | Niagara | Bryan Grace gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Bryan Grace can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Page - foul #1 on David Page, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG) Vernon Lansing | |
| Subs | Niagara | David Williams (PG) Craig Rainey | |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Bryan Grace misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:27 | Niagara | Bryan Grace misses the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 24-24 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | David Page grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG) Robert Peterson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Craig Rainey (SG), Stephen Swinton (SF), Sean Jackson (PF), John Maize (C) Ray Kluge, Scott Daniel, Bryan Grace, Richard Foulks | |
| 05:19 | Niagara | Sean Jackson lays it up and in | 24-26 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 05:00 | Niagara | Craig Rainey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Pennington | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is fouled on the floor by Craig Rainey - foul #1 on Craig Rainey, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lawrence Giltner, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ray Kluge (SG), Scott Daniel (SF), Bryan Grace (PF) Craig Rainey, Stephen Swinton, Sean Jackson | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | John Maize grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 04:18 | Niagara | Scott Daniel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Scott Daniel tips it in | 24-28 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | John Nolan buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Vernon Lansing | 26-28 |
| 03:36 | Niagara | David Williams's fadeaway is rejected by David Page | 26-28 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | David Page pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Nolan (tiring) 9 pts. PF - David Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - David Williams (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ray Kluge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Daniel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Grace (tiring) 3 reb. C - John Maize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses the jumper in the paint | 26-28 |
| 03:08 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Bryan Grace | 26-28 |
| 02:53 | Niagara | John Maize loses the dribble to John Nolan | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | John Nolan is hacked by Scott Daniel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Daniel, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Robert Peterson, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Niagara | Justin Dedmon (PG), Jerry Luken (SG), Robert Veloz (SF), Sean Jackson (PF), Stephen Swinton (C) David Williams, Ray Kluge, Scott Daniel, Bryan Grace, John Maize | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:42 | Niagara | Jerry Luken misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | John Nolan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Giltner and he's fouled by Stephen Swinton - foul #1 on Stephen Swinton, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:58 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton drills a shot from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the shot in the lane | 31-30 |
| 01:43 | Niagara | Sean Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:24 | Niagara | Stephen Swinton lays it up and in set up by Justin Dedmon | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington hits the easy wide open finger roll | 33-32 |
| 00:46 | Niagara | Justin Dedmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Michael Walker (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Niagara | Ray Kluge (SG), Bryan Grace (PF), Richard Foulks (C) Jerry Luken, Sean Jackson, Stephen Swinton | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 33-32 |
| 00:16 | Niagara | Ray Kluge gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:04 | Niagara | Ray Kluge drills a jumpshot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-34 |