| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derek Howe (fresh) SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Calfee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | James Calfee inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-23 |
| 19:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 19:26 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses long on a shot near the basket | 38-23 |
| 19:25 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman grabs the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 19:07 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-26 |
| 18:48 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:27 | Central Michigan | The jump hook by Leroy Prall is blocked by John Sanders | 38-26 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-26 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | John Sanders hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 18:09 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant is fouled on the floor by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 17:49 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper double dribbles | 40-26 |
| 17:01 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Calfee | 40-28 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is open and buries a jumper from the right block | 42-28 |
| 16:36 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-30 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Byron Bryant picks off the pass by Paul Pepper | 42-30 |
| 16:11 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Calfee | 42-32 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Derek Howe is fouled on the floor by George Gibbs - foul #1 on George Gibbs, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Kevin Turnage (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), Don Million (C) William Cole, Derek Howe, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (PG), Gerard Macgregor (SG), Philip Braddy (SF), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Leroy Prall, George Gibbs, James Calfee, Byron Bryant, Timothy Fogleman | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Golden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Casados (fresh) SG - Gerard Macgregor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 15:31 | Central Michigan | David Dean gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 15:09 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerard Macgregor | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by David Dean - foul #1 on David Dean, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Robey (C) John Sanders | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 14:22 | Central Michigan | David Dean comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 14:21 | Central Michigan | David Dean grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 14:13 | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-34 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerard Macgregor - foul #1 on Gerard Macgregor, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SF) David Golden, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), Byron Bryant (PF), Timothy Fogleman (C) Stephen Casados, Gerard Macgregor, David Dean, Tim Singleton | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leroy Prall and the foul's on Don Million - foul #2 on Don Million, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG) Kevin Turnage | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | James Calfee (SF) Philip Braddy | |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Don Million gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Pepper out of the doubleteam | 50-36 |
| 12:53 | Central Michigan | George Gibbs misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | William Cole loses the dribble to Leroy Prall | 50-36 |
| 12:13 | Central Michigan | Don Million picks off the pass by George Gibbs | 50-36 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-36 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-36 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Don Million snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Don Million is fouled on the floor by Byron Bryant - foul #1 on Byron Bryant, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Kevin Turnage (SG), John Sanders (PF), Louis Robey (C) William Cole, Derek Howe, Don Million, Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (SF) James Calfee | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Golden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the contested jump hook from the right block on a great pass from David Golden | 52-36 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Golden - foul #1 on David Golden, team foul #3 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) Byron Bryant, Timothy Fogleman | |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 10:46 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Leroy Prall is called for the reach on Paul Pepper - foul #2 on Leroy Prall, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (PG) Leroy Prall | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | John Sanders works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by David Dean - foul #2 on David Dean, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG) David Golden | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor (SG), James Calfee (SF) George Gibbs, Philip Braddy | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:42 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados hits a fadeaway from the left side | 54-40 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 09:28 | Central Michigan | David Dean pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:22 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | John Sanders gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 09:04 | Central Michigan | David Dean pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Turnage - foul #1 on Kevin Turnage, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF) Kevin Turnage | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall (PG), George Gibbs (SG), Timothy Fogleman (C) Stephen Casados, Gerard Macgregor, Tim Singleton | |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | David Dean misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | David Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Pepper | 54-41 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | William Cole buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Louis Robey | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louis Robey - foul #1 on Louis Robey, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Kevin Turnage (SG), Don Million (PF), Jerry Weishaar (C) William Cole, Derek Howe, John Sanders, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant (PF) David Dean | |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:51 | Central Michigan | James Calfee misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Weishaar | 59-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Golden (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Leroy Prall (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Calfee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Byron Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Fogleman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Central Michigan | Leroy Prall misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-41 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the right side set up by David Golden | 61-41 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | James Calfee can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | George Gibbs is called for the reach on Don Million - foul #2 on George Gibbs, team foul #7 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Derek Howe (SG), Louis Robey (C) David Golden, Kevin Turnage, Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados (PG), Philip Braddy (SF) Leroy Prall, James Calfee | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Don Million misses the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 06:12 | Central Michigan | Timothy Fogleman gets the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-41 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the rebound | 61-41 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 64-41 |
| 05:22 | Central Michigan | Byron Bryant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Byron Bryant blocks the jumper by William Cole | 64-41 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper snags the offensive board | 64-41 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Derek Howe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), John Sanders (PF) Derek Howe, Paul Pepper, Don Million | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor (SG), David Dean (PF), Tim Singleton (C) George Gibbs, Byron Bryant, Timothy Fogleman | |
| 04:18 | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor makes the floater from the left side | 64-43 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 03:47 | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 03:37 | Central Michigan | Tim Singleton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 03:35 | Central Michigan | David Dean tips it in | 64-45 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Stephen Casados (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerard Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Braddy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tim Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 64-45 |
| 03:04 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to David Dean | 64-45 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados is whistled for a carry | 64-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Derek Howe (SG), Paul Pepper (SF), Don Million (C) William Cole, Kevin Turnage, Jerry Weishaar, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeremy Christiansen (C) Philip Braddy | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Sanders misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Singleton - foul #1 on Tim Singleton, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 66-45 |
| 02:29 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados is hacked by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #6 | 66-45 |
| 02:18 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-45 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | John Sanders gets the rebound | 66-45 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-45 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Don Million can't tip it in | 66-45 |
| 01:53 | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor grabs the defensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 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) | |
| 01:39 | Central Michigan | Stephen Casados buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Macgregor | 66-48 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Don Million misses the wide open shot from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | John Sanders snags the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 66-48 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | David Dean grabs the board | 66-48 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Central Michigan | David Dean's pass is intercepted by John Sanders | 66-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tim Singleton - foul #2 on Tim Singleton, team foul #9 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Louis Robey (C) David Golden, Don Million | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Philip Braddy (SF) Jeremy Christiansen | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 00:08 | Central Michigan | Gerard Macgregor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William Cole runs out the clock | 68-48 |