| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard McNamara (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Hosea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Casavant (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:44 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jeff Smith | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:37 | Chicago State | James Casavant gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 19:14 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Casavant | 31-32 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 18:34 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea is called for traveling | 33-32 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:08 | Chicago State | Alex Campbell steals the ball from Jeff Smith | 33-32 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Sean Herring double dribbles | 33-32 |
| 17:46 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Casavant | 33-35 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Clayton McConnico and he's hacked by David Byrne - foul #1 on David Byrne, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:34 | Chicago State | David Byrne gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:11 | Chicago State | Jeff Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Richard McNamara - foul #2 on Richard McNamara, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Clayton McConnico, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), James Astudillo (SG), Leroy Glenn (SF), Andre Moore (PF), Paul Knudson (C) Richard McNamara, Clifford Hosea, Jeff Smith, James Casavant, David Byrne | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:26 | Chicago State | Andre Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Dikembe Akawanzie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Leroy Glenn is called for the reach on Alex Campbell - foul #1 on Leroy Glenn, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Richard Wright (SF) Sean Herring, Alex Campbell | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 15:42 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to James Astudillo | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Damek Sikorski (fresh) SF - Richard Wright (fresh) PF - Barry Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Rupp (fresh) SG - James Astudillo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leroy Glenn (fresh) PF - Andre Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Leroy Glenn clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Dikembe Akawanzie pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski drills a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Leroy Glenn - foul #2 on Leroy Glenn, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG), Sam McClarnon (C) Richard Wright, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard McNamara (PG), Clifford Hosea (SG), Adam Davis (SF), James Casavant (PF), David Byrne (C) Bobby Rupp, James Astudillo, Leroy Glenn, Andre Moore, Paul Knudson | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 15:06 | Chicago State | James Casavant scores on a shot from the right block set up by Clifford Hosea | 40-37 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Hamilton | 43-37 |
| 14:33 | Chicago State | David Byrne clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sam McClarnon | 43-37 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan's pass is intercepted by Clifford Hosea | 43-37 |
| 14:00 | Chicago State | Damek Sikorski is called for the reach on Clifford Hosea - foul #1 on Damek Sikorski, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG), Alex Campbell (SF), Anthony Cason (PF) Kenneth Hamilton, Damek Sikorski, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 13:43 | Chicago State | Adam Davis's pass is intercepted by Anthony Cason | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 43-37 |
| 13:36 | Chicago State | James Casavant pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:19 | Chicago State | David Byrne is fouled on the floor by Sam McClarnon - foul #2 on Sam McClarnon, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), Andre Moore (PF), Paul Knudson (C) Richard McNamara, Clifford Hosea, James Casavant, David Byrne | |
| 13:03 | Chicago State | Adam Davis makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Smith | 43-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Herring | 46-40 |
| 12:32 | Chicago State | Andre Moore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeff Smith | 46-42 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Sean Herring misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell's pass is intercepted by Bobby Rupp | 46-42 |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp lays it up and in | 46-44 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon drills a jumper from the right block set up by Clayton McConnico and he's hacked by Paul Knudson - foul #2 on Paul Knudson, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Richard Wright (SF), Barry Morgan (PF) Clayton McConnico, Alex Campbell, Anthony Cason | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard McNamara (PG), Clifford Hosea (SG), James Casavant (PF), David Byrne (C) Bobby Rupp, Adam Davis, Andre Moore, Paul Knudson | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Damek Sikorski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Wright (fresh) PF - Barry Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sam McClarnon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard McNamara (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Hosea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Casavant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Chicago State | Jeff Smith is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Jeff Smith swats the shot by Barry Morgan | 49-44 |
| 11:02 | Chicago State | James Casavant grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:59 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara is hacked by Sean Herring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Herring, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| 10:46 | Chicago State | Barry Morgan is called for the reach on James Casavant - foul #3 on Barry Morgan, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Andre Moore (SF) Jeff Smith | |
| 10:27 | Chicago State | James Casavant misses the lay-in | 49-44 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sean Herring | 49-44 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Sean Herring makes the floater from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 09:53 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-44 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Richard Wright gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Richard Wright comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:35 | Chicago State | James Casavant grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:09 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Richard Wright gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Sean Herring is fouled on the floor by Clifford Hosea - foul #1 on Clifford Hosea, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Clayton McConnico (SG), Alex Campbell (SF), Anthony Cason (PF), Sam McClarnon (C) Sean Herring, Damek Sikorski, Richard Wright, Barry Morgan, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (PG), Jeff Smith (SG), Adam Davis (SF), Paul Knudson (C) Richard McNamara, Clifford Hosea, James Casavant, David Byrne | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason hits the follow up shot | 53-44 |
| 08:04 | Chicago State | Jeff Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Sam McClarnon | 53-44 |
| 08:03 | Chicago State | Paul Knudson hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:45 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Andre Moore | 53-46 |
| 07:28 | Chicago State | Paul Knudson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 07:26 | Chicago State | Adam Davis can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Bobby Rupp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andre Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Knudson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon can't finish the layup | 53-46 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon hits the follow up shot | 55-46 |
| 06:58 | Chicago State | Kenneth Hamilton is called for the reach on Bobby Rupp - foul #2 on Kenneth Hamilton, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG) Kenneth Hamilton | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard McNamara (PG), Clifford Hosea (SG), James Casavant (PF), David Byrne (C) Bobby Rupp, Jeff Smith, Andre Moore, Paul Knudson | |
| 06:39 | Chicago State | David Byrne clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 06:38 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea grabs the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:29 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cason - foul #3 on Anthony Cason, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Morgan (PF) Anthony Cason | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 06:12 | Chicago State | James Casavant hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard McNamara | 55-48 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Sean Herring misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-48 |
| 05:58 | Chicago State | James Casavant grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:50 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Sean Herring double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Richard Wright (SF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Clayton McConnico, Alex Campbell, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeff Smith (SF) Adam Davis | |
| 05:09 | Chicago State | David Byrne hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Richard McNamara | 55-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Jeff Smith is called for the reach on Richard Wright - foul #2 on Jeff Smith, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cason (PF) Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Bobby Rupp (SG), Andre Moore (PF) Clifford Hosea, James Casavant | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Richard Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Richard Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:23 | Chicago State | Andre Moore buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bobby Rupp | 57-52 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason is denied on a dunk by David Byrne | 57-52 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Richard Wright grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Richard Wright loses the dribble to David Byrne | 57-52 |
| 03:14 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara is hacked by Barry Morgan - foul #4 on Barry Morgan, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Clayton McConnico (SG), Alex Campbell (SF), Sam McClarnon (C) Sean Herring, Damek Sikorski, Richard Wright, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea (SG), Adam Davis (SF), James Casavant (PF) Bobby Rupp, Jeff Smith, David Byrne | |
| 03:14 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Richard McNamara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clifford Hosea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Casavant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Moore (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-52 |
| 02:34 | Chicago State | Clayton McConnico steals the ball from Andre Moore | 59-52 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clayton McConnico | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | Chicago State | Andre Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico loses the dribble to James Casavant | 61-52 |
| 01:39 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Hosea | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon blows the layup | 61-55 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Alex Campbell | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:51 | Chicago State | Andre Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:48 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard McNamara | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon is fouled in the backcourt by Clifford Hosea - foul #2 on Clifford Hosea, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG), Mark Harrington (SF), Barry Morgan (PF) Kenneth Hamilton, Alex Campbell, Anthony Cason | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Byrne (C) Andre Moore | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:36 | Chicago State | David Byrne snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:34 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Harrington | 65-58 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Clifford Hosea is called for the reach on Sean Herring in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Hosea, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Sean Herring makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Sean Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara buries a 3 from straight away | 67-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington is hacked by Richard McNamara in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard McNamara, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alex Campbell (SF) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Mark Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | Richard McNamara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:11 | Chicago State | David Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Clifford Hosea misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Sean Herring grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Sean Herring runs out the clock | 69-61 |