| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Like Yin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Michael Black banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Brown and he's hacked by Like Yin - foul #2 on Like Yin, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Paul Lassiter scores on a floater from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Black | 29-33 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Timothy Bonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Paul Lassiter clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins blows the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Nelson - foul #2 on Jimmy Nelson, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey grabs the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Black | 32-33 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Allan Foster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Michael Black connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Damian Calkins | 35-33 |
| 16:36 | UConn | Damian Calkins picks off the pass by Timothy Bonds | 35-33 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins banks in the layup | 37-33 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Paul Lassiter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi | Michael Black comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Like Yin snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Cameron Peachey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allan Foster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Like Yin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Timothy Bonds jams it | 37-35 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Michael Black is hacked by Like Yin - foul #3 on Like Yin, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF), Richard Witty (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Richard Cancel (SF), Thomas Sam (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Allan Foster, Timothy Bonds, Like Yin | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Richard Cancel gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Richard Witty grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Richard Witty misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Thomas Sam grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:18 | UConn | Gerald Dunn knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Harold Weisgerber | 37-37 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Jack Inman is fouled on the floor by Harold Weisgerber - foul #2 on Harold Weisgerber, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), Lee Gourdine (C) Jack Inman, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (PF) Thomas Sam | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Wilfred Chappell | 39-37 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson loses the dribble to Damian Calkins | 39-37 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bonds - foul #3 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF) Patrick Cross, Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | UConn | Allan Foster (SF), Thomas Sam (PF) Jimmy Nelson, Gerald Dunn | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | George Brown is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Thomas Sam | |
| 12:21 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the tip | 39-37 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-37 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Michael Black tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Cancel (fairly fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Like Yin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Allan Foster misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UConn | Russell Fishburn (SG), Thomas Sam (PF) Richard Cancel, Timothy Bonds | |
| 11:39 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:39 | UConn | Allan Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Michael Black snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Black | 43-37 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Paul Lassiter makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF), Richard Witty (C) Damian Calkins, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Russell Fishburn, Like Yin | |
| 10:33 | UConn | Allan Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF) Allan Foster | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Jimmy Nelson steals the ball from Jack Inman | 43-40 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber lays it in on a great pass from Jimmy Nelson | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Richard Witty hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Thomas Sam grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Michael Black loses the dribble to Jimmy Nelson | 43-45 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-45 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Michael Black is called for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), George Brown (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) Michael Black, Jack Inman, Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Russell Fishburn (SG), Allan Foster (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Jimmy Nelson, Richard Cancel, Thomas Sam, Gerald Dunn | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Timothy Bonds misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Lassiter (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Fishburn (fresh) SF - Allan Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Like Yin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Like Yin - foul #4 on Like Yin, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Paul Lassiter buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Like Yin | 45-48 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | George Brown misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-48 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Patrick Cross | 47-48 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Paul Lassiter connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Allan Foster | 47-50 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 05:52 | UConn | Timothy Bonds is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Timothy Bonds, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF) Patrick Cross, George Brown, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Weisgerber (PG), Jimmy Nelson (SG), Gerald Dunn (C) Paul Lassiter, Russell Fishburn, Like Yin | |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Michael Black hits the finger roll | 51-50 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Timothy Bonds banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Weisgerber and he's hacked by Marcel Johnson - foul #2 on Marcel Johnson, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Witty (C) Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Cancel (SF) Allan Foster | |
| 05:09 | UConn | Timothy Bonds makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Harold Weisgerber can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Gerald Dunn snags the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Richard Cancel misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-53 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Richard Cancel hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Richard Cancel takes the ball from Marcel Johnson | 53-55 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Gerald Dunn misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Timothy Bonds snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. SF - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) C - Richard Witty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Weisgerber (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Cancel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Bonds (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Jimmy Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Lassiter (PG), Allan Foster (SF), Like Yin (C) Harold Weisgerber, Richard Cancel, Gerald Dunn | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Paul Lassiter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-55 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey is fouled on the floor by Like Yin - foul #5 on Like Yin, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Sam (PF), Gerald Dunn (C) Timothy Bonds, Like Yin | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Sam is called for the reach on Michael Black - foul #1 on Thomas Sam, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Thomas Sam gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:09 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Paul Lassiter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Lassiter - foul #1 on Paul Lassiter, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Bonds (PF) Thomas Sam | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | UConn | Allan Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Paul Lassiter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Timothy Bonds and he's fouled by Michael Black - foul #4 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Paul Lassiter misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Brown | 59-57 |
| 00:05 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Lassiter blows the layup | 59-57 |