| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Owen Burke (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Vega (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Vallee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins inbounds the ball | 28-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Holloway | 31-21 |
| 19:24 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano clanks a jumper from the baseline | 31-21 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smiley | 31-21 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a runner in the paint | 31-21 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks gets the offensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 31-21 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Owen Burke gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 18:15 | Western Michigan | Owen Burke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alberto Vega | 31-24 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), James Riddell (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Jerry Norwood (C) Owen Burke, Alfredo Giordano, Alberto Vega, Lazaro Russo, Richard Vallee | |
| 17:38 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood loses the dribble to Robert Smiley | 31-24 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the lay-in | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 17:09 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski blows the layup but he's hacked by Damian Calkins - foul #4 on Damian Calkins, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Gary Ford (SF) Robert Smiley, Shawn Sparks, Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | Western Michigan | Fadey Lijewski misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Gary Ford makes the jump hook from the baseline | 33-24 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Inman - foul #1 on Jack Inman, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Holloway (C) Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Owen Burke (PG), Alfredo Giordano (SG), Ronald Burris (SF), Dennis Waldroup (PF) Kosta Golinski, Goran Nowosielski, James Riddell, Fadey Lijewski | |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:16 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Gary Ford hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 35-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Ford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Owen Burke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Burris (fresh) PF - Dennis Waldroup (fresh) C - Jerry Norwood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Palmer - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Mark Smith (PF) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega (SF) Ronald Burris | |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:48 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Owen Burke is called for the reach on Robert Smiley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Owen Burke, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo (PF), Richard Vallee (C) Dennis Waldroup, Jerry Norwood | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jack Inman | 38-27 |
| 15:22 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo hits the finger roll | 38-29 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 14:30 | Western Michigan | Owen Burke misses the lay-in | 41-29 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Owen Burke gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Holloway - foul #1 on Gary Holloway, team foul #4 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Jack Inman, Gary Ford, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), James Riddell (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF) Owen Burke, Alfredo Giordano, Alberto Vega, Lazaro Russo | |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:15 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Cross | 43-31 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | James Riddell blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood (C) Richard Vallee | |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | James Riddell makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:40 | Western Michigan | James Riddell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | James Riddell is called for the reach on Robert Smiley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Riddell, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Patrick Cross, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF) Robert Smiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Owen Burke (PG) Kosta Golinski | |
| 12:58 | Western Michigan | Goran Nowosielski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Norwood - foul #2 on Jerry Norwood, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Mark Smith (PF) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano (SG), Ronald Burris (SF), Dennis Waldroup (PF), Richard Vallee (C) Goran Nowosielski, James Riddell, Fadey Lijewski, Jerry Norwood | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 12:08 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Dennis Waldroup tips it in | 45-35 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Everett Graham (C) Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Alberto Vega (SF), Lazaro Russo (PF) Owen Burke, Ronald Burris, Dennis Waldroup | |
| 11:45 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano loses the dribble to Damian Calkins | 45-35 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley lays it up and in set up by Damian Calkins | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kosta Golinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Vega (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lazaro Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Vallee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo makes the floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Alberto Vega picks off the pass by Everett Graham in the backcourt | 47-37 |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski misses the easy layup | 47-37 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-37 |
| 11:06 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Smiley - foul #2 on Robert Smiley, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Joseph Palmer (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Shawn Sparks, Mark Smith, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Jerry Norwood (C) Alberto Vega, Lazaro Russo, Richard Vallee | |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:01 | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is hacked by Ronald Burris - foul #1 on Ronald Burris, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Owen Burke (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), James Riddell (SF) Kosta Golinski, Alfredo Giordano, Ronald Burris | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Robert Smiley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 10:25 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood throws it down | 47-39 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is fouled in the backcourt by James Riddell - foul #2 on James Riddell, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway loses the dribble to Jerry Norwood | 47-39 |
| 09:50 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood lays it up and in | 47-41 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | James Riddell denies the turnaround by Damian Calkins | 47-41 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG), Mark Smith (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Joseph Palmer, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Alfredo Giordano (SG), Alberto Vega (SF), Lazaro Russo (PF), Richard Vallee (C) Owen Burke, Goran Nowosielski, James Riddell, Fadey Lijewski, Jerry Norwood | |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano misses the easy layup | 47-41 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Kosta Golinski is called for the reach on Robert Smiley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| 08:14 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Kosta Golinski | 47-43 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Mark Smith can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Damian Calkins (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kosta Golinski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alberto Vega (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lazaro Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Vallee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Damian Calkins | 50-43 |
| 06:57 | Western Michigan | Damian Calkins takes the ball from Kosta Golinski | 50-43 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Damian Calkins, team foul #9 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Gary Ford (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Robert Smiley, Shawn Sparks, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Owen Burke (PG), Goran Nowosielski (SG), James Riddell (SF), Fadey Lijewski (PF), Jerry Norwood (C) Kosta Golinski, Alfredo Giordano, Alberto Vega, Lazaro Russo, Richard Vallee | |
| 06:14 | Western Michigan | Owen Burke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Gary Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 05:54 | Western Michigan | James Riddell scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Owen Burke | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Norwood - foul #3 on Jerry Norwood, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG) Patrick Cross | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:39 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Western Michigan | James Riddell is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Ronald Burris (SF), Dennis Waldroup (PF) James Riddell, Fadey Lijewski | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Gary Ford is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Gary Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses the wide open shot from the right side | 51-45 |
| 04:41 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 04:35 | Western Michigan | Jerry Norwood misses badly on a floater from the left block | 51-45 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Gary Ford pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Gary Ford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Ronald Burris - foul #2 on Ronald Burris, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG), Everett Graham (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Jack Inman, Joseph Palmer, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG), Alfredo Giordano (SG), Richard Vallee (C) Owen Burke, Goran Nowosielski, Jerry Norwood | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Gary Ford makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Gary Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 03:58 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee drills a shot from the left block set up by Kosta Golinski | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 53-47 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Gary Ford grabs the offensive board | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Kosta Golinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alfredo Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Burris (fairly fresh) PF - Dennis Waldroup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Vallee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 03:00 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Gary Ford, Everett Graham, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Owen Burke (PG), Alberto Vega (SF), Lazaro Russo (PF) Kosta Golinski, Ronald Burris, Dennis Waldroup | |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Smiley steals it from Alfredo Giordano | 56-47 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 02:31 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Holloway | 56-47 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Alberto Vega - foul #1 on Alberto Vega, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:23 | Western Michigan | Richard Vallee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 02:06 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the easy layup | 57-50 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 01:39 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lazaro Russo, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Ford (SF) Patrick Cross | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks travels with the ball | 57-50 |
| 00:57 | Western Michigan | Lazaro Russo clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway is hacked by Owen Burke in the backcourt - foul #4 on Owen Burke, team foul #11 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Joseph Palmer (PF) Gary Ford, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Western Michigan | Alberto Vega connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is hacked by Owen Burke in the backcourt - foul #5 on Owen Burke, team foul #12 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Kosta Golinski (PG) Owen Burke | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:35 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-53 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Kosta Golinski is called for the reach on Joseph Palmer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #13 | 60-53 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Robert Smiley steals it from Alberto Vega | 62-53 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Golinski - foul #3 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #14 | 62-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:17 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Vallee | 64-55 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Kosta Golinski - foul #4 on Kosta Golinski, team foul #15 | 64-55 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Alfredo Giordano makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross runs out the clock | 66-57 |