| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Eagle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Hannum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife inbounds the ball | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is fouled on the floor by Tom Wilson - foul #2 on Tom Wilson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington misses long on a floater from the right side | 42-37 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Roger Reed connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stephen Hannum | 42-40 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker loses the dribble to Robert Eagle | 42-40 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Landon White (PF), Michael Pate (C) Edward Parker, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Sammy Jones (SF), Jeffery Baxter (PF) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle, Stephen Hannum | |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rhea is called for the reach on Chuck Weaver - foul #1 on Willie Rhea, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn (C) Tom Wilson | |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington is hacked by Jeffery Baxter - foul #3 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Wilson (C) Jeffery Baxter | |
| 18:03 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver is denied on a layup by Tom Wilson | 42-40 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Gerald Washington steps in front of the Alec Bradburn pass | 42-40 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tom Wilson steals it from Michael Pate | 42-40 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson travels in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Landon White, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Stephen Hannum (PF) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Alec Bradburn | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sammy Jones - foul #1 on Sammy Jones, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Eagle (SF) Sammy Jones | |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:36 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin is hacked by Glenn Veith - foul #1 on Glenn Veith, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea (C) Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Joseph White (SF) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle | |
| 16:06 | Southern Mississippi | Tom Wilson swats the shot by Edward Parker | 44-40 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver can't tip it in | 44-40 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Gerald Washington - foul #3 on Gerald Washington, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), James Frazier (SF) Chuck Weaver, Gerald Washington, Bobby Rife | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Sammy Jones (SF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Sam Stringfield, Joseph White, Tom Wilson | |
| 15:58 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Echavarria (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Edward Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Willie Rhea (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sammy Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker is hacked by Sammy Jones - foul #2 on Sammy Jones, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Landon White (PF) Edward Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn (C) Stephen Hannum | |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Decicco is called for the reach on Landon White - foul #3 on Michael Decicco, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Alec Bradburn | 44-43 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 44-45 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria lays it up and in on a nice dish by Landon White | 46-45 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco is hacked by Danny Echavarria in the backcourt - foul #4 on Danny Echavarria, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SG), Michael Pate (C) Danny Echavarria, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Joseph White (SG), Robert Eagle (SF) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Sammy Jones | |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 46-45 |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF) Landon White | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Joseph White, Jeffery Baxter, Alec Bradburn | |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Veith | 46-47 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Roger Reed pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Michael Pate is called for the reach on Robert Eagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Pate, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Sammy Jones (SF) Roger Reed, Robert Eagle | |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea hits a shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 13:25 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tom Wilson | 46-49 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea is fouled on the floor by Gerald Washington - foul #4 on Gerald Washington, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (SG), Bobby Rife (SF) Gerald Washington, James Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Jeffery Baxter (PF), Alec Bradburn (C) Glenn Veith, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the right block | 46-49 |
| 13:05 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:52 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-49 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 12:38 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Edward Parker is blocked by Alec Bradburn | 46-49 |
| 12:36 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:31 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:21 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea is fouled on the floor by Eric Whitehouse - foul #4 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SG), Landon White (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Eric Whitehouse, Edward Parker, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Joseph White (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Sammy Jones, Jeffery Baxter, Alec Bradburn | |
| 12:10 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco is called for a backcourt violation | 46-49 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Rife (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Landon White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | East Carolina | Roger Reed clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Reed steps in front of the James Frazier pass | 46-49 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Roger Reed hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph White | 46-51 |
| 11:22 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-51 |
| 11:21 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary McElyea | 46-51 |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier buries a jump hook in the lane | 48-51 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Reed | 48-54 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver is fouled on the floor by Tom Wilson - foul #3 on Tom Wilson, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Jeffery Baxter (PF), Sammy Jones (C) Roger Reed, Michael Decicco, Joseph White, Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffery Baxter - foul #4 on Jeffery Baxter, team foul #9 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn (C) Jeffery Baxter | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 10:13 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield is fouled on the floor by Chuck Weaver - foul #2 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG) Sam Stringfield | |
| 09:40 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith misses short on a floater from the right block | 48-54 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-54 |
| 09:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pate snags the defensive board | 48-54 |
| 09:12 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Veith steps in front of the Bobby Rife pass | 48-54 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife is fouled on the floor by Robert Eagle - foul #2 on Robert Eagle, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin (C) Michael Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Joseph White (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Robert Eagle, Sammy Jones, Alec Bradburn | |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Roger Reed clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-54 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Parker | 49-54 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Hannum steals it from Edward Parker | 49-54 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Glenn Veith | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chuck Weaver (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Frazier (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Rife (very tired) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Parker (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Xiaoping Chin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Veith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Hannum (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Gerald Washington (SF), Landon White (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, James Frazier, Bobby Rife, Edward Parker, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Jeffery Baxter (PF) Glenn Veith, Stephen Hannum | |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Joseph White buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Decicco | 49-59 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse is hacked by Roger Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (SF) Joseph White | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Reed | 51-61 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Eric Whitehouse steals it from Tom Wilson | 54-61 |
| 06:09 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White double dribbles | 54-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield (PG), Joseph White (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Sammy Jones (PF), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Michael Decicco, Willie Rhea, Jeffery Baxter, Tom Wilson | |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | Joseph White double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| 05:58 | Southern Mississippi | Sammy Jones swats the layup by Danny Echavarria | 54-61 |
| 05:57 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Pate | 56-61 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Edward Parker - foul #3 on Edward Parker, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SF), Xiaoping Chin (C) Gerald Washington, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG) Joseph White | |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Alec Bradburn misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Sammy Jones lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Eagle | 56-65 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Danny Echavarria | 58-65 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield is hacked by Xiaoping Chin - foul #2 on Xiaoping Chin, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG), Joseph White (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Jeffery Baxter (C) Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle, Alec Bradburn, Sammy Jones | |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on James Frazier, team foul #9 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SF), Landon White (PF), Gary McElyea (C) James Frazier, Edward Parker, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Willie Rhea (SF) Sam Stringfield, Joseph White | |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Eric Whitehouse picks off the pass by Roger Reed in the backcourt | 58-67 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses the lay-in | 58-67 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria tips it but misses | 58-67 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Jeffery Baxter pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Gary McElyea - foul #1 on Gary McElyea, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-68 |
| 03:44 | East Carolina | Willie Rhea gets the rebound | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Eric Whitehouse (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Danny Echavarria (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Landon White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary McElyea (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Roger Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Decicco (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Rhea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Hannum (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum blows the layup | 58-68 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum tips it home | 58-70 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Rhea steals the ball from Landon White | 58-70 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the easy layup | 58-70 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco tips it back up and in | 58-72 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-72 |
| 02:50 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White tips it back up and in | 60-72 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Frazier (SF), Edward Parker (PF), Michael Pate (C) Gerald Washington, Landon White, Gary McElyea | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Sammy Jones (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Michael Decicco, Willie Rhea, Stephen Hannum, Jeffery Baxter | |
| 02:43 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Tom Wilson is denied by Edward Parker | 60-72 |
| 02:41 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle can't tip it in | 60-72 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson hits the follow up shot | 60-74 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Glenn Veith is called for the reach on Danny Echavarria - foul #2 on Glenn Veith, team foul #12 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG), Xiaoping Chin (C) Eric Whitehouse, Edward Parker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sam Stringfield (PG), Michael Decicco (SG), Joseph White (SF), Alec Bradburn (C) Roger Reed, Glenn Veith, Robert Eagle, Tom Wilson | |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Danny Echavarria makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | James Frazier is called for the reach on Michael Decicco in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Frazier, team foul #11 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SF) James Frazier | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-75 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-75 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Xiaoping Chin hits a fadeaway in the lane | 64-75 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Xiaoping Chin picks off the pass by Michael Decicco | 64-75 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sam Stringfield - foul #1 on Sam Stringfield, team foul #13 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bobby Rife (SF), Landon White (PF) Danny Echavarria, Xiaoping Chin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Willie Rhea (PG), Jeffery Baxter (PF) Sam Stringfield, Joseph White | |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse (PG), Danny Echavarria (SG), Edward Parker (PF), Gary McElyea (C) Chuck Weaver, Gerald Washington, Landon White, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Reed (PG), Glenn Veith (SG), Robert Eagle (SF), Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Willie Rhea, Michael Decicco, Sammy Jones, Jeffery Baxter, Alec Bradburn | |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson blows the wide open layup | 66-75 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea gets the rebound | 66-75 |
| 00:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits a 3 from the left corner | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith is hacked by Danny Echavarria in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Echavarria, team foul #12 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington (SG) Danny Echavarria | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sammy Jones (PF), Alec Bradburn (C) Stephen Hannum, Tom Wilson | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Glenn Veith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Whitehouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-77 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea snags the offensive board | 69-77 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Gerald Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Eric Whitehouse is called for the reach on Roger Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Whitehouse, team foul #13 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver (PG) Eric Whitehouse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:44 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker is fouled on the floor by Sammy Jones - foul #3 on Sammy Jones, team foul #14 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum (PF), Tom Wilson (C) Sammy Jones, Alec Bradburn | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea grabs the offensive board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Washington - foul #5 on Gerald Washington, team foul #14 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Landon White (SG) Gerald Washington | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Sammy Jones (PF) Stephen Hannum | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Tom Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker grabs the board | 72-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White is hacked by Robert Eagle - foul #3 on Robert Eagle, team foul #15 | 72-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum (PF) Sammy Jones | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Landon White misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle grabs the board | 73-77 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Landon White is called for the reach on Robert Eagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Landon White, team foul #15 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Decicco (SG) Glenn Veith | |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Robert Eagle makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-79 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Landon White is called for the reach on Michael Decicco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Landon White, team foul #16 | 76-79 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Michael Decicco misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gary McElyea snags the defensive board | 76-80 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Landon White | 79-80 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Chuck Weaver is called for the reach on Roger Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #17 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Glenn Veith (SG) Michael Decicco | |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Roger Reed makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Roger Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Parker snags the defensive board | 79-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Hannum steps in front of the Gary McElyea pass | 79-81 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum is hacked by Chuck Weaver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chuck Weaver, team foul #18 | 79-81 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Stephen Hannum misses the 2nd free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bobby Rife | 79-82 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-82 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Chuck Weaver comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 79-82 |