| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Fleming (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mark Smith inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 19:37 | UC Irvine | John Fleming pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:13 | UC Irvine | James Perryman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Mark Smith connects on the shot near the basket set up by Michael Black | 37-35 |
| 18:36 | UC Irvine | James Perryman hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | UC Irvine | John Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | James Perryman is hacked by Michael Black - foul #2 on Michael Black, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert's dunk attempt is rejected by Joseph Palmer | 37-35 |
| 18:04 | UC Irvine | John Fleming pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:44 | UC Irvine | James Perryman clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Frank Jacobson steps in front of the Damian Calkins pass | 37-35 |
| 17:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Holloway swats the short shot by Robert Hall | 37-35 |
| 17:04 | UC Irvine | John Fleming tips it back up and in | 37-37 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Mark Smith is hacked by Robert Hall - foul #1 on Robert Hall, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Marshall (PF), Daniel Hall (C) James Perryman, Robert Hall, Frank Jacobson, John Fleming | |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross's pass is intercepted by David Mitchell | 37-37 |
| 16:18 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert lays it up and in set up by David Mitchell | 37-39 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Robert Schrader is blocked by Eric Marshall | 37-39 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Everett Graham | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Lambert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) PF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Jack Inman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader tips it home | 39-39 |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Jack Inman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Jack Inman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader scores on a shot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 14:38 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Everett Graham pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Robert Hall (SF), Frank Jacobson (PF), John Fleming (C) Jerry Papineau, David Mitchell, Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall | |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | James Perryman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Black - foul #3 on Michael Black, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | James Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | James Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-41 |
| 13:46 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 13:31 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Hall - foul #2 on Robert Hall, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mitchell (SF) Gary Lambert | |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 12:58 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Perryman | 42-43 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Holloway, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (SG), Daniel Hall (C) Robert Hall, John Fleming | |
| 12:25 | UC Irvine | James Perryman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 42-43 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Hall - foul #3 on Daniel Hall, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall (PF) Frank Jacobson | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:51 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Daniel Hall, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Fleming (C) Daniel Hall | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) PF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fleming (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is fouled on the floor by Jerry Papineau - foul #1 on Jerry Papineau, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Jones (SF) David Mitchell | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the finger roll and he's hacked by John Fleming - foul #1 on John Fleming, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 11:03 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Everett Graham buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wilfred Chappell - foul #1 on Wilfred Chappell, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Damian Calkins, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter (PG), Robert Hall (SG), Frank Jacobson (C) James Perryman, Jerry Papineau, John Fleming | |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:28 | UC Irvine | James Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 49-47 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Jack Inman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mitchell (SF), John Fleming (C) James Jones, Eric Marshall | |
| 09:38 | UC Irvine | John Fleming drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Jack Inman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Black | 52-49 |
| 08:55 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Frank Jacobson | 52-51 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Frank Jacobson swats the short shot by Mark Smith | 52-51 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Mark Smith can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Holloway | 52-51 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | John Fleming steals the ball from Mark Smith | 52-51 |
| 08:15 | UC Irvine | Adam Dieter travels in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Gary Lambert (SG), Eric Marshall (PF) Adam Dieter, David Mitchell, John Fleming | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Damian Calkins is denied by Frank Jacobson | 52-51 |
| 07:59 | UC Irvine | James Perryman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Schrader - foul #1 on Robert Schrader, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (C) Frank Jacobson | |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:52 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Gary Lambert steps in front of the Patrick Cross pass in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - James Perryman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Hall (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:36 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 52-52 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-52 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 07:10 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:57 | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Mitchell (SF) Robert Hall | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it in | 54-52 |
| 06:17 | UC Irvine | Everett Graham is called for the reach on Daniel Hall - foul #1 on Everett Graham, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (C) Everett Graham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson (PF) Eric Marshall | |
| 06:09 | UC Irvine | Gary Holloway takes the ball from Frank Jacobson | 54-52 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 54-52 |
| 06:02 | UC Irvine | James Perryman grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:36 | UC Irvine | James Perryman misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Michael Black is denied on a layup by Frank Jacobson | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to James Perryman | 54-52 |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert is hacked by Damian Calkins - foul #2 on Damian Calkins, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (PG), James Jones (SF), John Fleming (C) James Perryman, David Mitchell, Daniel Hall | |
| 05:01 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Gary Lambert picks off the pass by Robert Schrader | 54-52 |
| 04:33 | UC Irvine | James Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Lambert | 54-54 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 04:13 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jerry Papineau | 54-54 |
| 03:52 | UC Irvine | Wilfred Chappell steals the ball from John Fleming | 54-54 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Jack Inman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 03:33 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Jerry Papineau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Lambert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Jacobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 5 blk. C - John Fleming (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | James Perryman (PG), Robert Hall (SG), David Mitchell (SF) Jerry Papineau, Gary Lambert, James Jones | |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | Michael Black is called for the reach on James Perryman - foul #4 on Michael Black, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | James Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:20 | UC Irvine | James Perryman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins clanks a shot from the baseline | 54-56 |
| 03:04 | UC Irvine | David Mitchell grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson is fouled on the floor by Gary Holloway - foul #3 on Gary Holloway, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Daniel Hall (C) John Fleming | |
| 02:49 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Everett Graham (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Eric Marshall (PF) Frank Jacobson | |
| 02:30 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (C) Everett Graham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert (SG), Frank Jacobson (PF), John Fleming (C) David Mitchell, Eric Marshall, Daniel Hall | |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | James Perryman is fouled on the floor by Michael Black - foul #5 on Michael Black, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | James Perryman makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | James Perryman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 02:14 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:08 | UC Irvine | John Fleming hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 54-57 |
| 02:06 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway can't finish the layup | 54-59 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the follow up shot | 56-59 |
| 01:41 | UC Irvine | Gary Lambert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-59 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lambert is called for the reach on Damian Calkins - foul #2 on Gary Lambert, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:20 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to John Fleming | 56-59 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:03 | UC Irvine | Frank Jacobson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Mark Smith clanks a floater from the baseline | 56-61 |
| 00:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall is hacked by Patrick Cross in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Cross, team foul #12 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau (SG), David Mitchell (PF) Gary Lambert, Frank Jacobson | |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hall | 56-62 |
| 00:43 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall is hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #13 | 56-62 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau is hacked by Patrick Cross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Cross, team foul #14 | 56-64 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | UC Irvine | Jerry Papineau makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hall | 56-66 |
| 00:28 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Jerry Papineau | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | James Perryman runs out the clock | 56-66 |