| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Enders (fresh) SG - Stanley Soares (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Austin Long (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Troy Schock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Corey Williams inbounds the ball | 20-54 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Keith Tyus | 20-57 |
| 19:06 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long loses the dribble to Keith Tyus | 20-57 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus banks in the layup | 20-59 |
| 18:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 20-59 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock grabs the offensive rebound | 20-59 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Garey takes the ball from Thomas Denton | 20-59 |
| 18:12 | East Carolina | Joe Garey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dexter Ferris | 20-61 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Soares and the foul's on Keith Tyus - foul #2 on Keith Tyus, team foul #1 | 22-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG), Frank Long (SF), Martin Green (PF), Darrel Crank (C) Patrick Enders, Stanley Soares, Austin Long, Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Jason Washington (SG), Caleb Herrington (SF), Jerry Nesbitt (PF), James Johnson (C) Keith Tyus, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock makes the free throw | 23-61 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Jason Washington is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-61 |
| 17:33 | Southern Mississippi | Darrel Crank snags the defensive board | 23-61 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by Troy Schock is denied by James Johnson | 23-61 |
| 17:17 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington pulls down the rebound | 23-61 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is hacked by Troy Schock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Schock, team foul #1 | 23-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG) Troy Schock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Jason Washington connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonel Kersten | 23-64 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-64 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon can't tip it in | 23-64 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long grabs the offensive board | 23-64 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Herrington steps in front of the Darrel Crank pass | 23-64 |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | James Johnson is open and buries a shot from the baseline | 23-66 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green is hacked by Jerry Nesbitt - foul #1 on Jerry Nesbitt, team foul #2 | 23-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Walter Fortier (SG), Austin Long (SF), Thomas Denton (PF) Ronald Dalton, Anthony Concannon, Frank Long, Martin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Peter Gilliard (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Leonel Kersten, Jason Washington, Caleb Herrington, Jerry Nesbitt, James Johnson | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jerry Frye (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Walter Fortier (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Austin Long (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Denton (fresh) 8 pts. C - Darrel Crank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long loses the dribble to Peter Gilliard | 23-66 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Walter Fortier is called for the reach on Joe Garey - foul #4 on Walter Fortier, team foul #2 | 23-66 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG), Troy Schock (C) Walter Fortier, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Peter Gilliard | 23-68 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long can't throw it down but he's fouled by Corey Williams - foul #1 on Corey Williams, team foul #3 | 23-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares (SG), Frank Long (SF) Anthony Concannon, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Scott Fitz (SG), Jason Washington (SF), James Johnson (PF), Caleb Herrington (C) Keith Tyus, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Joe Garey, Dexter Ferris | |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long makes the 1st free throw | 24-68 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the 2nd free throw | 24-68 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-68 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-68 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Jason Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 24-68 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 24-68 |
| 14:17 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long snags the defensive board | 24-68 |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-68 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton grabs the offensive board | 24-68 |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Fitz - foul #1 on Scott Fitz, team foul #4 | 24-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG), Anthony Concannon (SG), Martin Green (PF) Jerry Frye, Stanley Soares, Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt (SF) Jason Washington | |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long makes the 1st free throw | 25-68 |
| 13:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long makes the 2nd free throw | 26-68 |
| 13:54 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten's pass is intercepted by Patrick Enders in the backcourt | 26-68 |
| 13:47 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Austin Long is denied by James Johnson | 26-68 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Austin Long | 26-68 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long drills a fadeaway in the lane | 28-68 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt is fouled on the floor by Austin Long - foul #1 on Austin Long, team foul #3 | 28-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG), Troy Schock (C) Anthony Concannon, Austin Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Peter Gilliard (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Joe Garey (PF), Dexter Ferris (C) Leonel Kersten, Scott Fitz, Jerry Nesbitt, Caleb Herrington, James Johnson | |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Peter Gilliard is open but misses the lay-in | 28-68 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders grabs the defensive rebound | 28-68 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-68 |
| 12:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long hits the follow up shot | 30-68 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Schock - foul #4 on Troy Schock, team foul #4 | 30-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrel Crank (C) Troy Schock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Joe Garey is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Joe Garey, team foul #5 | 30-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton (PF) Martin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton buries a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Joe Garey - foul #2 on Joe Garey, team foul #6 | 32-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG), Austin Long (SF) Ronald Dalton, Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton makes the free throw | 33-68 |
| 12:19 | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris connects on the open jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Tyus | 33-70 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Garey blocks the jumper by Anthony Concannon | 33-70 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Gilliard | 33-70 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-70 |
| 11:55 | Southern Mississippi | Darrel Crank grabs the board | 33-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Enders (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Concannon (fairly fresh) SF - Austin Long (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Denton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Darrel Crank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Keith Tyus (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Gilliard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joe Garey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dexter Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon buries a fadeaway in the paint | 35-70 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Austin Long is called for the reach on Peter Gilliard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Austin Long, team foul #5 | 35-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Stanley Soares (SG), Frank Long (SF), Martin Green (PF) Patrick Enders, Anthony Concannon, Austin Long, Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Jerry Nesbitt (SF) Keith Tyus, Corey Williams | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-70 |
| 11:26 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten tips it home | 35-72 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Garey - foul #3 on Joe Garey, team foul #7 | 35-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton (PF) Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Fitz (SG) Peter Gilliard | |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green misses the 1st free throw | 35-72 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green makes the 2nd free throw | 36-72 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Frank Long steals it from Jerry Nesbitt in the backcourt | 36-72 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Long | 38-72 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Frye - foul #4 on Jerry Frye, team foul #6 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG), Darrel Crank (C) Jerry Frye, Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Joe Garey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stanley Soares - foul #3 on Stanley Soares, team foul #7 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG), Caleb Herrington (C) Scott Fitz, Dexter Ferris | |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Joe Garey makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Joe Garey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-73 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt gets the offensive rebound | 38-73 |
| 10:53 | East Carolina | Jason Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-73 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington can't tip it in | 38-73 |
| 10:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stanley Soares | 38-73 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | Martin Green makes the shot from close range | 40-73 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Martin Green is called for the reach on Joe Garey - foul #2 on Martin Green, team foul #8 | 40-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG), Austin Long (SF), Thomas Denton (PF) Stanley Soares, Frank Long, Martin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Keith Tyus (PG), Peter Gilliard (SG), Corey Williams (SF), James Johnson (C) Leonel Kersten, Jason Washington, Jerry Nesbitt, Caleb Herrington | |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Joe Garey makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Joe Garey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders is hacked by Corey Williams - foul #2 on Corey Williams, team foul #8 | 40-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG) Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dexter Ferris (C) Joe Garey | |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders makes the 1st free throw | 41-75 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders misses the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Dexter Ferris | 41-75 |
| 09:32 | East Carolina | Corey Williams is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-75 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 41-75 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Dalton - foul #2 on Ronald Dalton, team foul #9 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Darrel Crank (C) Ronald Dalton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus makes the 1st free throw | 41-76 |
| 09:15 | East Carolina | Keith Tyus makes the 2nd free throw | 41-77 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Keith Tyus - foul #3 on Keith Tyus, team foul #9 | 41-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long (SF) Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten (PG), Scott Fitz (SG), Caleb Herrington (SF), Jerry Nesbitt (PF) Keith Tyus, Peter Gilliard, Corey Williams, Dexter Ferris | |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the 1st free throw | 41-77 |
| 09:01 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long makes the 2nd free throw | 42-77 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-77 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | James Johnson tips it but misses | 42-77 |
| 08:33 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long pulls down the rebound | 42-77 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Anthony Concannon | 44-77 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-77 |
| 08:05 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long pulls down the rebound | 44-77 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Johnson steps in front of the Austin Long pass | 44-77 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Patrick Enders (tired) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Concannon (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Long (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Denton (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Long (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leonel Kersten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Fitz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Caleb Herrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Johnson | 44-79 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders's pass is intercepted by Leonel Kersten in the backcourt | 44-79 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten lays it in | 44-81 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-81 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 44-81 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Denton - foul #1 on Thomas Denton, team foul #10 | 44-81 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Walter Fortier (SG), Martin Green (PF), Troy Schock (C) Patrick Enders, Anthony Concannon, Thomas Denton, Austin Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jason Washington (SG) Scott Fitz | |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 44-82 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 44-83 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier is hacked by Jason Washington - foul #1 on Jason Washington, team foul #10 | 44-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG) Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 45-83 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-83 |
| 06:42 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-83 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye's fadeaway is rejected by James Johnson | 46-83 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Jason Washington snags the defensive board | 46-83 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 46-83 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Troy Schock grabs the board | 46-83 |
| 06:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-83 |
| 06:10 | East Carolina | Jason Washington double dribbles in the backcourt | 49-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Stanley Soares (SF) Ronald Dalton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Washington takes the ball from Jerry Frye | 49-83 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington is hacked by Stanley Soares in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Soares, team foul #11 | 49-83 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 49-84 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 49-85 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #11 | 49-85 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye makes the 1st free throw | 50-85 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 51-85 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Martin Green is called for the reach on Caleb Herrington - foul #3 on Martin Green, team foul #12 | 51-85 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long (SF) Jerry Frye | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 1st free throw | 51-86 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-87 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Caleb Herrington - foul #1 on Caleb Herrington, team foul #12 | 51-87 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long (SF) Martin Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Fitz (SG) Jerry Nesbitt | |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long misses the 1st free throw | 51-87 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long makes the 2nd free throw | 52-87 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Frank Long - foul #2 on Frank Long, team foul #13 | 52-87 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG), Ronald Dalton (SG), Thomas Denton (PF) Walter Fortier, Stanley Soares, Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 52-88 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-89 |
| 04:54 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long lays it in | 54-89 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Thomas Denton is called for the reach on Caleb Herrington - foul #2 on Thomas Denton, team foul #14 | 54-89 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington misses the 2nd free throw | 54-89 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton pulls down the rebound | 54-89 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Leonel Kersten is called for the reach on Austin Long - foul #1 on Leonel Kersten, team foul #13 | 54-89 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Long (SF) Thomas Denton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long makes the 1st free throw | 55-89 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses the 2nd free throw | 55-89 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-89 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Leonel Kersten | 55-91 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-91 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-91 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Jason Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 55-91 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier (PG), Stanley Soares (SG), Martin Green (PF), Darrel Crank (C) Jerry Frye, Ronald Dalton, Austin Long, Troy Schock | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt (PF) Scott Fitz | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Fortier drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Long | 57-91 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Walter Fortier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Stanley Soares (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Long (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Green (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Darrel Crank (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Leonel Kersten (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Washington (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Caleb Herrington (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Jason Washington is fouled on the floor by Walter Fortier - foul #5 on Walter Fortier, team foul #15 | 57-91 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye (PG) Walter Fortier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Fitz (SG) James Johnson | |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Jason Washington makes the 1st free throw | 57-92 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | Jason Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-93 |
| 03:12 | Southern Mississippi | Darrel Crank can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-93 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz gets the rebound | 57-93 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stanley Soares - foul #5 on Stanley Soares, team foul #16 | 57-93 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG), Austin Long (SF), Thomas Denton (PF), Troy Schock (C) Stanley Soares, Frank Long, Martin Green, Darrel Crank | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz makes the 1st free throw | 57-94 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Scott Fitz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-94 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Jerry Nesbitt grabs the offensive rebound | 57-94 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten misses the easy layup | 57-94 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-94 |
| 02:36 | Southern Mississippi | Jerry Frye is denied on a layup by Jerry Nesbitt | 57-94 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington snags the defensive board | 57-94 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Washington | 57-96 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses long on a shot from the right block | 57-96 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long snags the offensive board | 57-96 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Scott Fitz - foul #2 on Scott Fitz, team foul #14 | 57-96 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton (SG), Frank Long (SF) Jerry Frye, Anthony Concannon | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Johnson (C) Scott Fitz | |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long makes the 1st free throw | 58-96 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long makes the 2nd free throw | 59-96 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | James Johnson hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Leonel Kersten and he's fouled by Thomas Denton - foul #3 on Thomas Denton, team foul #17 | 59-98 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders (PG) Frank Long | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | James Johnson makes the free throw | 59-99 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Denton lays it in | 61-99 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten is hacked by Thomas Denton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Denton, team foul #18 | 61-99 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 61-100 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 61-101 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Austin Long can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-101 |
| 00:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 61-101 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | East Carolina | James Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 61-101 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | James Johnson tips it home | 61-103 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Enders is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Enders, team foul #19 | 61-103 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Caleb Herrington scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Leonel Kersten | 61-105 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton is fouled on the floor by Jerry Nesbitt - foul #2 on Jerry Nesbitt, team foul #15 | 61-105 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Concannon (SG) Patrick Enders | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 62-105 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-105 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Leonel Kersten runs out the clock | 63-105 |