| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 1 pts. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 3 pf. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Patrick Clark inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Xavier | George Brown steals it from Patrick Clark | 29-31 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Maurice Strickland blocks the short jumper by George Brown | 29-31 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 19:01 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon loses the dribble to Cameron Peachey | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis Smith - foul #2 on Dennis Smith, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:25 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:23 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:05 | Xavier | William Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Wendell Brandon | 30-33 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Wendell Brandon steals it from John Grace | 30-33 |
| 17:36 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine drills a fadeaway from the right block | 32-33 |
| 16:45 | Xavier | Michael Black steals the ball from Maurice Strickland | 32-33 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | John Grace banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Black | 34-33 |
| 16:37 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:36 | Xavier | Patrick Clark tips it home | 34-35 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Gourdine | 34-35 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Dennis Smith takes the ball from George Brown | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Xavier | Cameron Peachey is called for the reach on Dennis Smith - foul #1 on Cameron Peachey, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Christopher Castile (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF), Daniel Gorman (C) Michael Black, John Grace, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Claudio Greco (C) William Williams, Dennis Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Castile (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Witty (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Gorman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is called for a backcourt violation | 34-35 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the runner in the lane set up by Marcel Johnson | 36-35 |
| 15:05 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is fouled on the floor by Christopher Castile - foul #1 on Christopher Castile, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Daniel Gorman pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell clanks a shot from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell gets the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell is hacked by Patrick Clark - foul #2 on Patrick Clark, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, Wilfred Chappell, Daniel Gorman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG) Ronald Daniels | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Michael Black comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wendell Brandon - foul #2 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey (PF) Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:32 | Xavier | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Michael Black knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Cameron Peachey | 41-35 |
| 12:44 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Claudio Greco - foul #3 on Claudio Greco, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG) Christopher Castile | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Newsom (C) Claudio Greco | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:33 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Maurice Strickland | 42-35 |
| 12:09 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | William Williams takes the ball from Lee Gourdine | 42-35 |
| 11:36 | Xavier | Patrick Clark buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Williams | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Grace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Peachey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ray Newsom (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Black | 44-37 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Black - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #3 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF), Daniel Gorman (C) Michael Black, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (C) William Williams, Ray Newsom | |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell drills a floater from close range | 46-39 |
| 10:17 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is hacked by John Grace - foul #3 on John Grace, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG) John Grace | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 10:03 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 10:02 | Xavier | Dennis Smith tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Castile | 48-41 |
| 09:17 | Xavier | Dennis Smith misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 48-41 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Wilfred Chappell | 48-41 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Richard Witty misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Dennis Smith - foul #3 on Dennis Smith, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), John Grace (SG), George Brown (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Marcel Johnson, Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell, Daniel Gorman | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Richard Witty makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:34 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Black | 50-41 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | John Grace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Black | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:11 | Xavier | William Williams travels with the ball | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey (PF) Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Black | 54-41 |
| 07:31 | Xavier | William Williams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Grace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Maurice Strickland (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey jams it | 56-44 |
| 07:04 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Castile (SG) John Grace | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Smith (C) Claudio Greco | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | George Brown is hacked by Patrick Clark - foul #3 on Patrick Clark, team foul #7 | 56-44 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:50 | Xavier | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:32 | Xavier | Patrick Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Williams | 57-47 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Smith - foul #4 on Dennis Smith, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) William Williams | |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:58 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine clanks a shot from the left block | 57-47 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:21 | Xavier | The pull-up jumper by Patrick Clark is blocked by Lee Gourdine | 57-47 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine slams it home set up by Christopher Castile | 59-47 |
| 05:13 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Grace (SG) Christopher Castile | |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG) Ronald Daniels | |
| 04:52 | Xavier | William Williams is fouled on the floor by George Brown - foul #2 on George Brown, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| 04:41 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | George Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Grace | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | Xavier | Patrick Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Claudio Greco (C) Dennis Smith | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Strickland - foul #4 on Maurice Strickland, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:36 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Gourdine | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Grace (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Clark (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (tiring) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine loses the ball out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF), Richard Witty (PF) George Brown, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) William Williams | |
| 03:12 | Xavier | Patrick Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Richard Witty grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Michael Black knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wilfred Chappell | 65-47 |
| 02:52 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Michael Black grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Claudio Greco - foul #4 on Claudio Greco, team foul #10 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcel Johnson (PG), Christopher Castile (SG) Michael Black, John Grace | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-47 |
| 02:16 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 02:14 | Xavier | Claudio Greco tips it back up and in | 67-49 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell drills a jumpshot from the left side | 69-49 |
| 01:39 | Xavier | Richard Witty picks off the pass by Maurice Strickland | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Maurice Strickland steps in front of the Lee Gourdine pass | 69-49 |
| 01:06 | Xavier | Patrick Clark is hacked by Wilfred Chappell - foul #1 on Wilfred Chappell, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), John Grace (SG), George Brown (SF), Cameron Peachey (PF) Marcel Johnson, Christopher Castile, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Xavier | Dennis Smith (C) Claudio Greco | |
| 00:56 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon's pass is intercepted by Lee Gourdine | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Michael Black can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Daniels - foul #2 on Ronald Daniels, team foul #11 | 69-49 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Michael Black makes the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Patrick Clark knocks in the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by John Grace - foul #4 on John Grace, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| 00:26 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the board | 71-51 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Black runs out the clock | 71-51 |