| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) SF - Mark Smith (fresh) PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) PF - Terry Bishop (fresh) C - Eric Patten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Terry Bishop wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Marquette | Terry Bishop can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Joseph Palmer | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Mark Smith's floater is tipped away by Terry Bishop | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Robert Moscato | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Marquette | Joseph Palmer is called for the reach on Robert Moscato - foul #1 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Marquette | Joseph Palmer steals the ball from Eric Patten | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Mark Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Marquette | Eric Patten grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Marquette | Robert Moscato evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Eric Patten is called for the reach on Gary Holloway - foul #1 on Eric Patten, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer's pass is intercepted by Robert Moscato | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | Marquette | Robert Moscato banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Palmer | 2-2 |
| 17:19 | Marquette | Robert Moscato buries a shot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mark Smith | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Marquette | Eric Patten throws it down on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Robert Moscato | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Terry Bishop | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Moscato | 4-8 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Mark Smith tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | Marquette | Robert Moscato shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Wallace | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Moscato (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Bishop (fairly fresh) C - Eric Patten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Robert Moscato picks off the pass by Mark Smith | 6-11 |
| 15:08 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski is whistled for a carry | 6-11 |
| 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 | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Todd McQuown (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Robert Moscato, Henry Wallace, Terry Bishop, Eric Patten | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Inman and he's hacked by Edward Bower - foul #1 on Edward Bower, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Todd McQuown's fadeaway is rejected by Everett Graham | 9-11 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Jack Inman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 14:10 | Marquette | Everett Graham swats the short shot by Edward Bower | 12-11 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 14-11 |
| 13:32 | Marquette | Edward Bower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (SG), Eric Patten (C) Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader's pass is intercepted by Robert Caldwell | 14-11 |
| 13:14 | Marquette | Eric Patten buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Caldwell | 14-13 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins buries a floater from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 12:47 | Marquette | Edward Bower clanks a floater from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 12:45 | Marquette | Edward Bower grabs the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:29 | Marquette | Eric Patten is fouled on the floor by Everett Graham - foul #1 on Everett Graham, team foul #2 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Robert Moscato (SG), Terry Bishop (PF) Edward Bower, Todd McQuown, Robert Caldwell | |
| 12:11 | Marquette | Joseph Palmer blocks the short jumper by Terry Bishop | 16-13 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Black | 18-13 |
| 11:43 | Marquette | Henry Wallace is hacked by Michael Black - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Todd McQuown (PF) Terry Bishop | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) C - Eric Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-13 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Mark Smith drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Black and he's fouled by Todd McQuown - foul #1 on Todd McQuown, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Terry Bishop (SF) Henry Wallace | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:29 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Patten | 20-13 |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Eric Patten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Henry Wallace (SF) Terry Bishop | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway blows the layup | 20-13 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Todd McQuown - foul #2 on Todd McQuown, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Terry Bishop (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Todd McQuown, Eric Patten | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 21-13 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Edward Bower clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mark Smith - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Jack Inman, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (SG), Eric Patten (C) Robert Moscato, Robert Caldwell | |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Edward Bower misses the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 10:19 | Marquette | Edward Bower makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is fouled on the floor by Dino Jarnutowski - foul #1 on Dino Jarnutowski, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF) Michael Black, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG) Edward Bower | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Everett Graham makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-14 |
| 09:18 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is hacked by Patrick Cross - foul #1 on Patrick Cross, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Holloway (PF) Robert Schrader | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Neal Matranga (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Robert Moscato, Henry Wallace, Eric Patten | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Neal Matranga buries a turnaround from close range | 24-16 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Robert Caldwell is called for the reach on Patrick Cross - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #6 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Robert Moscato (SG), Henry Wallace (SF), Eric Patten (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Neal Matranga, Robert Caldwell | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Black | 26-16 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Robert Moscato clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Damian Calkins - foul #1 on Damian Calkins, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG) Edward Bower | |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Robert Moscato makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:01 | Marquette | Robert Moscato misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Gary Holloway is denied by Terry Bishop | 26-17 |
| 07:39 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Moscato (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Eric Patten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Marquette | Robert Moscato splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Michael Black buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Holloway | 28-17 |
| 06:47 | Marquette | Terry Bishop is called for traveling | 28-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Robert Schrader (PF) Jack Inman, Gary Holloway | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Robert Caldwell (PF) Dino Jarnutowski, Terry Bishop | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Mark Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Damian Calkins | 30-17 |
| 06:12 | Marquette | Eric Patten is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 30-17 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the board | 30-17 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Michael Black comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-17 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 30-17 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Patten - foul #2 on Eric Patten, team foul #7 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF) Michael Black, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski (PG), Eric Quintanilla (SG), Todd McQuown (PF) Edward Bower, Robert Moscato, Robert Caldwell | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Wallace and the foul's on Patrick Cross - foul #2 on Patrick Cross, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (PG), Everett Graham (C) Patrick Cross, Joseph Palmer | |
| Subs | Marquette | Robert Moscato (SG), Terry Bishop (PF) Eric Quintanilla, Henry Wallace | |
| 05:29 | Marquette | Dino Jarnutowski makes the free throw | 32-21 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Everett Graham hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jack Inman | 34-21 |
| 04:45 | Marquette | Robert Moscato misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 04:43 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Bishop | 34-21 |
| 04:24 | Marquette | Eric Patten's floater is tipped away by Robert Schrader | 34-21 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the offensive board | 34-21 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader is fouled on the floor by Dino Jarnutowski - foul #2 on Dino Jarnutowski, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF) Damian Calkins, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla (SG), Henry Wallace (SF), Robert Caldwell (C) Robert Moscato, Terry Bishop, Eric Patten | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 03:35 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell dunks the ball on a great pass from Henry Wallace | 36-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Dino Jarnutowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Quintanilla (fresh) SF - Henry Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Todd McQuown (fresh) C - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses the dunk attempt | 36-23 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Everett Graham hits the follow up shot | 38-23 |
| 03:08 | Marquette | Robert Caldwell misses the easy layup | 38-23 |
| 03:07 | Marquette | Henry Wallace can't tip it in | 38-23 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Jack Inman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-23 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader hits the follow up shot | 40-23 |
| 02:26 | Marquette | Todd McQuown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 40-23 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jack Inman | 40-23 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Mark Smith can't finish the layup | 40-23 |
| 02:02 | Marquette | Eric Quintanilla gets the rebound | 40-23 |
| 01:44 | Marquette | Henry Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-23 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Michael Black is hacked by Dino Jarnutowski - foul #3 on Dino Jarnutowski, team foul #9 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Jack Inman, Mark Smith, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| Subs | Marquette | Edward Bower (PG), Robert Moscato (SG), Terry Bishop (PF), Eric Patten (C) Dino Jarnutowski, Eric Quintanilla, Todd McQuown, Robert Caldwell | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 01:21 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Eric Patten | 40-23 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Damian Calkins is called for the reach on Eric Patten - foul #2 on Damian Calkins, team foul #8 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Michael Black | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins buries a turnaround in the lane | 42-25 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Eric Patten misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Wilfred Chappell - foul #1 on Wilfred Chappell, team foul #9 | 42-25 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:39 | Marquette | Eric Patten makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-27 |
| 00:22 | Marquette | Robert Moscato pulls down the rebound | 42-27 |
| 00:16 | Marquette | Robert Moscato is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Wilfred Chappell | 42-27 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilfred Chappell | 44-27 |
| 00:00 | Marquette | Terry Bishop misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-27 |