| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Justin Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Warnke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeff Birge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Jimerson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Gardner - foul #1 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), James Machen (C) Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | James Machen gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-26 |
| 19:25 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 18:58 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll misses the easy layup | 36-26 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Justin Robinson - foul #3 on Justin Robinson, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), Chad Hill (C) Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales, James Machen | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Harris (PG) Justin Robinson | |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:21 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke is hacked by Kirk Brooks - foul #3 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG) Robert Long, Kirk Brooks | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 18:10 | Winthrop | James Harris hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Warnke | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 17:22 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke is hacked by Graham Hudson - foul #1 on Graham Hudson, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), James Machen (C) Telek Kucharski, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 17:07 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Jimerson | 40-31 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Peter Jimerson steals it from James Machen | 40-31 |
| 16:22 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Robert Long loses the dribble to Ronald Warnke in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 16:09 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Warnke | 40-37 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 15:44 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Warnke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeff Birge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Jimerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Carroll (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Ronald Warnke | 40-39 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 15:05 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:44 | Winthrop | James Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-39 |
| 14:43 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll misses the tip | 40-39 |
| 14:42 | Winthrop | James Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:27 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Eduardo Gonzales - foul #1 on Eduardo Gonzales, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), Chad Hill (C) Robert Long, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales, James Machen | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Justin Robinson (PG), Ronald James (SG), Kelley Deleon (SF), John Wildermuth (C) James Harris, Ronald Warnke, Jeff Birge, Thomas Carroll | |
| 14:27 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:27 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Justin Robinson steps in front of the Jonah Williamson pass | 40-41 |
| 13:52 | Winthrop | Ronald James misses the driving attempt in the lane | 40-41 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Chad Hill gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski loses the dribble to Kelley Deleon | 40-41 |
| 13:23 | Winthrop | Ronald James can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:21 | Winthrop | Justin Robinson grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:05 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Chad Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Chad Hill misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 12:55 | Winthrop | Kelley Deleon grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 12:43 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Peter Jimerson swats the shot by Telek Kucharski | 40-43 |
| 12:23 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:10 | Winthrop | John Wildermuth misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski is fouled on the floor by Peter Jimerson - foul #3 on Peter Jimerson, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG) Telek Kucharski | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke (SG), Jeff Birge (SF), Thomas Carroll (C) Ronald James, Peter Jimerson, John Wildermuth | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Chad Hill is hacked by Thomas Carroll - foul #1 on Thomas Carroll, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Harris (PG), Joe Cook (PF) Justin Robinson, Kelley Deleon | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - James Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Warnke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jeff Birge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Cook (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by James Harris - foul #1 on James Harris, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:54 | Winthrop | Joe Cook misses the jump hook in the paint | 43-43 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:32 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Joe Cook | 43-43 |
| 10:13 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge makes the jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | James Harris steps in front of the Gerald Gardner pass | 43-45 |
| 09:36 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 09:35 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Carroll | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | Winthrop | James Harris is fouled on the floor by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), Chad Hill (C) Robert Long, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Justin Robinson (PG), Kelley Deleon (PF), John Wildermuth (C) James Harris, Joe Cook, Thomas Carroll | |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Kirk Brooks - foul #4 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Graham Hudson (SG) Kirk Brooks | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald James (SG) Ronald Warnke | |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses the free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Chad Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Eduardo Gonzales | 45-47 |
| 08:24 | Winthrop | Ronald James buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Telek Kucharski | 47-50 |
| 07:41 | Winthrop | Telek Kucharski takes the ball from John Wildermuth | 47-50 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fresh) 4 reb. C - Chad Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Justin Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald James (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Birge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelley Deleon (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Wildermuth (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge can't finish the layup | 50-50 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Chad Hill gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson tips it in | 52-50 |
| 06:26 | Winthrop | Kelley Deleon hits the finger roll | 52-52 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Telek Kucharski | 54-52 |
| 05:51 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge is fouled on the floor by Lowell Recio - foul #2 on Lowell Recio, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), James Machen (C) Telek Kucharski, Graham Hudson, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Harris (PG), Ronald Warnke (SG), Peter Jimerson (PF), Thomas Carroll (C) Justin Robinson, Ronald James, Kelley Deleon, John Wildermuth | |
| 05:51 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Machen | 54-52 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner throws it down set up by Robert Long and he's fouled by Jeff Birge - foul #3 on Jeff Birge, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joe Cook (SF) Jeff Birge | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:16 | Winthrop | James Harris comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | James Machen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Robert Long travels with the ball | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (C) James Machen | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 04:35 | Winthrop | James Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Justin Robinson (PG), Ronald James (SF) James Harris, Joe Cook | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Long | 59-52 |
| 04:07 | Winthrop | Justin Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner buries a floater from the right wing set up by Jonah Williamson | 61-55 |
| 03:19 | Winthrop | Thomas Carroll loses the dribble to Gerald Gardner | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Machen (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Justin Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Warnke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Jimerson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Robert Long makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Machen | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Warnke | 63-57 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Warnke is called for the reach on Kirk Brooks - foul #3 on Ronald Warnke, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), Chad Hill (C) Robert Long, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Cary Call (PG), James Harris (SG), Jeff Birge (SF), Kelley Deleon (PF), John Wildermuth (C) Justin Robinson, Ronald Warnke, Ronald James, Peter Jimerson, Thomas Carroll | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks comes up short on the runner in the lane | 63-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks tips it in | 65-57 |
| 02:01 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF) Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Justin Robinson (PG), Ronald Warnke (SG), Peter Jimerson (PF), Thomas Carroll (C) Cary Call, James Harris, Kelley Deleon, John Wildermuth | |
| 01:50 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kirk Brooks - foul #5 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #8 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Long (PG), Graham Hudson (SG) Telek Kucharski, Kirk Brooks | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 01:50 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 01:50 | Winthrop | Ronald Warnke makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Chad Hill blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Carroll - foul #2 on Thomas Carroll, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Chad Hill misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Chad Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Long | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Winthrop | Peter Jimerson connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Warnke | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Robinson - foul #4 on Justin Robinson, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:52 | Winthrop | Justin Robinson's pass is intercepted by Robert Long in the backcourt | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Jeff Birge - foul #4 on Jeff Birge, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:51 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Peter Jimerson | 71-62 |
| 00:45 | Winthrop | Justin Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Justin Robinson is called for the reach on Jonah Williamson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Justin Robinson, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | James Harris (PG) Justin Robinson | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:36 | Winthrop | Jeff Birge misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 73-62 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Ronald Warnke - foul #4 on Ronald Warnke, team foul #11 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Eduardo Gonzales (PF) Robert Long, Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Ronald James (SG), Kelley Deleon (SF), Joe Cook (PF), John Wildermuth (C) Ronald Warnke, Jeff Birge, Peter Jimerson, Thomas Carroll | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson makes the free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Graham Hudson steals it from Ronald James | 76-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski runs out the clock | 76-62 |