| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Adcock (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Robert Tatro (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Moody (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Paul Moody inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Paul Moody misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Frank Stingley - foul #2 on Frank Stingley, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Weems (PF) Geoffrey Long | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Paul Moody misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Paul Moody misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:28 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick loses the dribble to Herman Chancellor | 30-26 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Shannon Adcock is called for the reach on Paul Moody - foul #1 on Shannon Adcock, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long (PF) Herman Chancellor | |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems drills a floater near the basket set up by Paul Moody | 30-28 |
| 18:34 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Frank Stingley | 32-28 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Paul Moody drills a shot from the left wing set up by Hubert Fletcher | 32-30 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Robert Tatro is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Long - foul #2 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (PG), Mark Carroll (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Albert McKee (PF), Robert Isakson (C) Frank Stingley, William French, Shannon Adcock, Robert Tatro, Gary Fredrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Geoffrey Long | |
| 17:40 | Utah State | Mark Carroll lays it in set up by Horace Duke and he's fouled by Herman Chancellor - foul #1 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF) Robert Riley, Christopher Weems | |
| 17:40 | Utah State | Mark Carroll misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis is hacked by Mark Carroll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Carroll, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:13 | Utah State | Michael Kriner pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:57 | Utah State | Michael Kriner travels with the ball | 34-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | William French (SG) Michael Kriner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG), William Joseph (SF), Christopher Weems (PF) Lavern Davis, Paul Moody, Geoffrey Long | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by William French - foul #2 on William French, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Gary Fredrick (C) Horace Duke, Mark Carroll, Robert Isakson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long (PF) Herman Chancellor | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:01 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock is denied on a dunk by Christopher Weems | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | William Joseph pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Leonard Gavin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Adcock (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Albert McKee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Fredrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | William Joseph tips it in | 34-34 |
| 15:16 | Utah State | Albert McKee loses the dribble to William Joseph | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Robert Riley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Weems - foul #1 on Christopher Weems, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Mark Carroll (SG), Michael Kriner (SF), Robert Tatro (PF) Leonard Gavin, William French, Shannon Adcock, Albert McKee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Uzoma Arrambide (SG), Paul Moody (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, William Joseph, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:39 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Michael Kriner steps in front of the Lavern Davis pass | 35-37 |
| 13:56 | Utah State | Mark Carroll connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-37 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor tips it home | 38-39 |
| 13:21 | Utah State | Frank Stingley can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | Mark Carroll can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 38-39 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Paul Moody makes the wide open turnaround from close range | 38-41 |
| 12:55 | Utah State | Uzoma Arrambide is called for the reach on Mark Carroll - foul #4 on Uzoma Arrambide, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), Horace Duke (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Robert Isakson (C) Frank Stingley, Mark Carroll, Michael Kriner, Gary Fredrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF) Lavern Davis, Uzoma Arrambide, Samuel Johnson | |
| 12:42 | Utah State | Robert Riley steals the ball from Robert Isakson | 38-41 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Paul Moody can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 12:36 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Horace Duke | 38-41 |
| 12:12 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hubert Fletcher - foul #1 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | William French (SG), Albert McKee (PF) Horace Duke, Robert Tatro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG), William Joseph (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Robert Riley, Paul Moody, Geoffrey Long | |
| 12:12 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:12 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 11:41 | Utah State | The rebound goes to William French | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Leonard Gavin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Adcock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Albert McKee (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Isakson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Chancellor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Utah State | Samuel Johnson steals the ball from Robert Isakson | 40-41 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Isakson - foul #1 on Robert Isakson, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Michael Kriner (SF), Robert Tatro (PF) Leonard Gavin, Shannon Adcock, Robert Isakson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Samuel Johnson | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 11:06 | Utah State | Albert McKee snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:55 | Utah State | Albert McKee misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Herman Chancellor and he's hacked by Robert Tatro - foul #1 on Robert Tatro, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Utah State | Mark Carroll (SG), Gary Fredrick (C) William French, Albert McKee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG) Christopher Weems | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:25 | Utah State | Robert Tatro grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 10:14 | Utah State | Frank Stingley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Frank Stingley takes the ball from Geoffrey Long | 40-44 |
| 09:35 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Robert Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Paul Moody clanks a shot from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Mark Carroll | 40-44 |
| 08:46 | Utah State | Mark Carroll misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Moody | 40-44 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hubert Fletcher | 40-46 |
| 07:48 | Utah State | Hubert Fletcher is called for the reach on Robert Tatro - foul #2 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | Horace Duke (PG), William French (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Albert McKee (PF), Robert Isakson (C) Frank Stingley, Mark Carroll, Michael Kriner, Robert Tatro, Gary Fredrick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Uzoma Arrambide (SG), William Joseph (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Paul Moody, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| 07:32 | Utah State | Robert Isakson's pass is intercepted by Lavern Davis | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Horace Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William French (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Adcock (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Albert McKee (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Isakson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Uzoma Arrambide (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Joseph (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | William Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 07:09 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Albert McKee | 40-46 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Albert McKee loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF) Lavern Davis | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | William Joseph buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Uzoma Arrambide | 40-49 |
| 06:27 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William French | 42-49 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 06:01 | Utah State | Albert McKee gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:45 | Utah State | Albert McKee misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-49 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | William Joseph pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-49 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Paul Moody can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | Horace Duke snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:51 | Utah State | Horace Duke misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Paul Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG), Mark Carroll (SF), Gary Fredrick (C) Horace Duke, Shannon Adcock, Robert Isakson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Paul Moody, Samuel Johnson, Christopher Weems | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | William Joseph is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Kriner (SF), Robert Tatro (PF) William French, Albert McKee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF) William Joseph | |
| 04:01 | Utah State | Michael Kriner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SF) Paul Moody | |
| 03:37 | Utah State | Robert Tatro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF) William Joseph | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long clanks a jumper from the left block | 42-49 |
| 03:16 | Utah State | Michael Kriner gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Frank Stingley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Tatro (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Fredrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (tiring) 4 ast. SG - Uzoma Arrambide (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Moody (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Geoffrey Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 03:03 | Utah State | Robert Tatro tips it back up and in | 44-49 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Leonard Gavin (PG), William French (SG), Shannon Adcock (SF), Albert McKee (PF) Frank Stingley, Mark Carroll, Michael Kriner, Robert Tatro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SF) Hubert Fletcher, Paul Moody | |
| 02:47 | Utah State | Leonard Gavin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 02:21 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | Frank Stingley (PG) Leonard Gavin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Paul Moody (SF) Lavern Davis, William Joseph | |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Albert McKee misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Geoffrey Long - foul #3 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Weems (C) Herman Chancellor | |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Albert McKee makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 02:02 | Utah State | Albert McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Paul Moody drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Uzoma Arrambide | 49-51 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Hubert Fletcher steals it from William French | 49-51 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Paul Moody can't tip it in | 49-51 |
| 01:02 | Utah State | Shannon Adcock grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 00:57 | Utah State | William French misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-51 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Albert McKee tips it but misses | 49-51 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Weems | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Albert McKee - foul #1 on Albert McKee, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Utah State | Robert Tatro (PF) Albert McKee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor (C) Christopher Weems | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Utah State | Geoffrey Long takes the ball from Frank Stingley | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stingley - foul #3 on Frank Stingley, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG), William Joseph (SF) Uzoma Arrambide, Paul Moody | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Utah State | William French drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Stingley - foul #4 on Frank Stingley, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:11 | Utah State | Gary Fredrick snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Utah State | Frank Stingley misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long runs out the clock | 52-56 |