| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Howe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Yuri Deveric (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shuster (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Zipp (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dema Zahourek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper inbounds the ball | 38-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Louis Robey can't finish the layup | 38-33 |
| 19:48 | Hawaii | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 19:32 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp is fouled on the floor by Paul Pepper - foul #1 on Paul Pepper, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 19:13 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp's pass is intercepted by John Sanders | 38-33 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | William Cole tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Louis Robey snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Louis Robey tips it home | 40-33 |
| 18:17 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Derek Howe is whistled for a carry | 40-33 |
| 17:38 | Hawaii | Dikembe Akiyama is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-33 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is denied on a dunk by Dema Zahourek | 40-33 |
| 17:15 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to William Shuster | 40-33 |
| 17:00 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is hacked by Dema Zahourek - foul #1 on Dema Zahourek, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Kevin Turnage (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), Don Million (C) William Cole, Derek Howe, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alan Scheffel (PF), Lawrence Dunn (C) Dema Zahourek, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar loses the dribble to Lawrence Dunn | 40-36 |
| 16:08 | Hawaii | Lawrence Dunn misses the dunk attempt | 40-36 |
| 16:06 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp tips it but misses | 40-36 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Golden | 40-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage makes the floater from the left side | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Yuri Deveric (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shuster (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josef Zipp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Scheffel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dunn (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp lays it up and in and he's fouled by Kevin Turnage - foul #3 on Kevin Turnage, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SF), Louis Robey (C) David Golden, Jerry Weishaar, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Aleksandar Golembeski (PG), Mauro Romano (SG), Dema Zahourek (PF) Yuri Deveric, William Shuster, Alan Scheffel | |
| 15:36 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 42-38 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | William Cole's pass is intercepted by Mauro Romano | 42-38 |
| 15:14 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano lays it in | 42-40 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Don Million buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Louis Robey and the foul's on Josef Zipp - foul #1 on Josef Zipp, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG) Kevin Turnage | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Christopher Wells (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Josef Zipp, Lawrence Dunn | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Don Million makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:42 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Howe | 47-43 |
| 14:10 | Hawaii | Aleksandar Golembeski misses the easy layup | 47-43 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Louis Robey hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 49-43 |
| 13:39 | Hawaii | Aleksandar Golembeski is called for traveling | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), John Sanders (PF), Jerry Weishaar (C) William Cole, Don Million, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric (PG), Josef Zipp (SF) Aleksandar Golembeski, Christopher Wells | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | John Sanders dunks the ball and the foul's on Mauro Romano - foul #4 on Mauro Romano, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), Louis Robey (C) Derek Howe, Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Hawaii | William Shuster (SG), Alan Scheffel (PF), Lawrence Dunn (C) Mauro Romano, Dema Zahourek, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | John Sanders makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:02 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Shuster | 52-46 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dunn is called for the reach on Louis Robey - foul #2 on Lawrence Dunn, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Alan Scheffel steals the ball from John Sanders | 52-46 |
| 12:12 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp is fouled on the floor by Jerry Weishaar - foul #1 on Jerry Weishaar, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SF), Don Million (C) David Golden, Jerry Weishaar, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek (PF) Alan Scheffel | |
| 11:57 | Hawaii | William Shuster can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-46 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 11:42 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp grabs the board | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. C - Don Million (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Yuri Deveric (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shuster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Josef Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dema Zahourek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Dunn (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Don Million swats the layup by Josef Zipp | 52-46 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 55-46 |
| 10:50 | Hawaii | William Shuster is denied on a dunk by John Sanders | 55-46 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is hacked by Josef Zipp - foul #2 on Josef Zipp, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), Louis Robey (C) Kevin Turnage, Paul Pepper, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Christopher Wells (SF), Alan Scheffel (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Josef Zipp, Dema Zahourek, Lawrence Dunn | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 10:13 | Hawaii | Christopher Wells pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:44 | Hawaii | William Shuster knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Alan Scheffel | 55-48 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 09:14 | Hawaii | William Shuster is whistled for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (PG), Paul Pepper (SF) William Cole, Don Million | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Aleksandar Golembeski (PG), Jo-Long Xue (SG), Josef Zipp (SF), Dema Zahourek (PF) Yuri Deveric, William Shuster, Christopher Wells, Alan Scheffel | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 08:47 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 08:32 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek is fouled on the floor by Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Sanders (PF) Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 08:17 | Hawaii | Dikembe Akiyama drills a turnaround from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), Don Million (C) Derek Howe, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric (PG), Mauro Romano (SG), Lawrence Dunn (C) Aleksandar Golembeski, Jo-Long Xue, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 07:32 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Golden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Don Million (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Yuri Deveric (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauro Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Josef Zipp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dema Zahourek (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Dunn (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-53 |
| 07:09 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 06:51 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-56 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 06:14 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 60-56 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | John Sanders snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | John Sanders hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 05:59 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-56 |
| 05:58 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp tips it in | 62-58 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:30 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek grabs the board | 62-58 |
| 05:14 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Golden | 62-58 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Derek Howe (SG), Louis Robey (C) David Golden, Kevin Turnage, Don Million | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Akiyama (C) Lawrence Dunn | |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 04:54 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Josef Zipp | 62-58 |
| 04:35 | Hawaii | Dema Zahourek is fouled on the floor by John Sanders - foul #3 on John Sanders, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (SF) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Alan Scheffel (PF) Dema Zahourek | |
| 04:23 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Mauro Romano | 62-60 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Louis Robey lays it in | 64-60 |
| 03:38 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Weishaar - foul #2 on Jerry Weishaar, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SF), Don Million (PF) Jerry Weishaar, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 03:38 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:38 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Robey | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Howe (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Pepper (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Million (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Yuri Deveric (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mauro Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Josef Zipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Scheffel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp connects on the floater in the paint set up by Yuri Deveric | 67-63 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 02:41 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp snags the defensive board | 67-63 |
| 02:24 | Hawaii | Josef Zipp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), John Sanders (PF) Derek Howe, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Christopher Wells (SF), Dema Zahourek (PF), Lawrence Dunn (C) Josef Zipp, Alan Scheffel, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG), Louis Robey (C) Kevin Turnage, Don Million | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Josef Zipp (SF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Christopher Wells, Lawrence Dunn | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | William Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 02:04 | Hawaii | Dikembe Akiyama grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 01:44 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | William Cole pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Sanders | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 01:21 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akiyama | 69-63 |
| 01:03 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Cole misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is fouled on the floor by Josef Zipp - foul #3 on Josef Zipp, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), Jerry Weishaar (PF) Derek Howe, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Josef Zipp is called for the reach on Paul Pepper - foul #4 on Josef Zipp, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric clanks a 3 from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the board | 71-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Sanders (PF) Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Yuri Deveric is called for the reach on William Cole in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yuri Deveric, team foul #8 | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dema Zahourek | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano is hacked by William Cole - foul #3 on William Cole, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SG) Kevin Turnage | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:17 | Hawaii | Mauro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Yuri Deveric is called for the reach on Paul Pepper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuri Deveric, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (SG), Jerry Weishaar (PF) Derek Howe, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Hawaii | Jerry Weishaar takes the ball from Yuri Deveric | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Sanders (PF) Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Yuri Deveric is called for the reach on William Cole in the backcourt - foul #3 on Yuri Deveric, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Yuri Deveric misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 75-68 |