| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enrique Montes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Rosado (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Price (fresh) PF - Jeff Rizzuto (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Gunter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Nathan Price inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto is fouled on the floor by Kirk Brooks - foul #2 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), Edward Tatom (SF), James Mendonca (C) Carl Thomas, Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 19:14 | Samford | Edward Tatom buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Rizzuto and he's hacked by Lowell Recio - foul #1 on Lowell Recio, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG) Jonathan Spear | |
| 19:14 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Edward Lakes picks off the pass by Kirk Brooks | 30-31 |
| 18:54 | Samford | Edward Lakes lays it in | 30-33 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Edward Tatom steals the ball from Enrique Montes | 30-33 |
| 18:20 | Samford | Eduardo Gonzales is called for the reach on Jeff Rizzuto - foul #2 on Eduardo Gonzales, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Roger Brown, James Mendonca | |
| 17:59 | Samford | David Gunter misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto tips it home | 30-35 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks's pass is intercepted by Edward Lakes | 30-35 |
| 17:23 | Samford | Lowell Recio steps in front of the Edward Lakes pass | 30-35 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Edward Tatom is called for the reach on Eduardo Gonzales - foul #2 on Edward Tatom, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (SG), John Rana (SF), Jimmy Villalobos (PF), Richard Manzer (C) Enrique Montes, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales, Donald Rosado | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), James Mendonca (C) Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jonathan Spear - foul #1 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen (SG) Kirk Brooks | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Zwahlen - foul #1 on Ivan Zwahlen, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Tatom (SF), James Mendonca (C) Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 16:22 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Jimmy Villalobos snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen scores on a floater from the right side | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Zwahlen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Rana (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Villalobos (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeff Rizzuto (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - James Mendonca (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses badly on a floater in the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Richard Manzer grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski misses short on a floater in the lane | 34-35 |
| 15:32 | Samford | James Mendonca gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:06 | Samford | Edward Tatom throws it down on a nice dish by Jonathan Spear | 34-37 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | John Rana is fouled on the floor by James Mendonca - foul #1 on James Mendonca, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (PG), Enrique Montes (SG), Lowell Recio (SF), Eduardo Gonzales (PF), Donald Rosado (C) Telek Kucharski, Ivan Zwahlen, John Rana, Jimmy Villalobos, Richard Manzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Edward Lakes, Jonathan Spear, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Carl Thomas steals it from Eduardo Gonzales | 34-37 |
| 14:29 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Thomas | 34-39 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio lays it up and in on a great pass from Kirk Brooks | 36-39 |
| 13:43 | Samford | David Gunter is called for traveling | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG) Roger Brown, Carl Thomas | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:28 | Samford | David Gunter gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:11 | Samford | Jonathan Spear knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Edward Lakes | 36-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Donald Rosado's layup is rejected by Nathan Price | 36-42 |
| 12:57 | Samford | Nathan Price grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 12:32 | Samford | Jonathan Spear is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Rana (PF), Richard Manzer (C) Eduardo Gonzales, Donald Rosado | |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Thomas (SG), Edward Tatom (SF), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Edward Lakes pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:19 | Samford | Kirk Brooks steals it from Edward Lakes in the backcourt | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Lakes - foul #2 on Edward Lakes, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (SG) Enrique Montes | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (PG), Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Edward Lakes, Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:51 | Samford | Jonathan Spear hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-42 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kirk Brooks | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Rana (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Manzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nathan Price (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Tatom (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - David Gunter (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Jonathan Spear is called for the reach on Kirk Brooks - foul #3 on Jonathan Spear, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen (SG), Jimmy Villalobos (PF) Kirk Brooks, Lowell Recio | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), James Mendonca (C) Carl Thomas, Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Rosado (C) Richard Manzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Thomas (SG) Jonathan Spear | |
| 10:46 | Samford | Edward Tatom misses the dunk | 37-42 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:23 | Samford | James Mendonca is fouled on the floor by John Rana - foul #2 on John Rana, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (PG), Enrique Montes (SG), Eduardo Gonzales (PF) Telek Kucharski, Ivan Zwahlen, Jimmy Villalobos | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG), Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Edward Lakes, Carl Thomas, Jeff Rizzuto, James Mendonca | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Edward Tatom knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Nathan Price and he's fouled by Kirk Brooks - foul #3 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #6 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lowell Recio (SF) John Rana | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:12 | Samford | Edward Tatom makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Donald Rosado hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Kirk Brooks | 39-45 |
| 09:32 | Samford | Roger Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nathan Price | 39-48 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 09:08 | Samford | Nathan Price pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 09:02 | Samford | David Gunter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 39-48 |
| 08:55 | Samford | The rebound goes to David Gunter | 39-48 |
| 08:29 | Samford | Roger Brown is whistled for a carry | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), John Rana (SF), Jimmy Villalobos (PF), Richard Manzer (C) Kirk Brooks, Lowell Recio, Eduardo Gonzales, Donald Rosado | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Carl Thomas (SG), Donald Vidrio (SF), Jeff Rizzuto (PF), James Mendonca (C) Roger Brown, Jonathan Spear, Nathan Price, Edward Tatom, David Gunter | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Jimmy Villalobos can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 39-48 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Rana | 39-48 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | James Mendonca steps in front of the John Rana pass | 39-48 |
| 07:52 | Samford | James Mendonca is fouled on the floor by Richard Manzer - foul #1 on Richard Manzer, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen (SG) Enrique Montes | |
| Subs | Samford | Nathan Price (SF) Donald Vidrio | |
| 07:52 | Samford | James Mendonca makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:52 | Samford | James Mendonca makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Rizzuto - foul #2 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (PG), Lowell Recio (SF) Telek Kucharski, Jimmy Villalobos | |
| Subs | Samford | Jonathan Spear (SG), David Gunter (C) Carl Thomas, James Mendonca | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Nathan Price grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ivan Zwahlen (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lowell Recio (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Rana (fresh) 6 reb. C - Richard Manzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Lakes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Price (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeff Rizzuto (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - David Gunter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Samford | The jumper by Jeff Rizzuto is denied by John Rana | 40-50 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | John Rana snags the defensive board | 40-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Ivan Zwahlen | 42-50 |
| 06:42 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Lakes | 42-52 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | John Rana gets the offensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Richard Manzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Enrique Montes (SG), Eduardo Gonzales (PF) Ivan Zwahlen, Richard Manzer | |
| Subs | Samford | Carl Thomas (SG), Edward Tatom (SF), James Mendonca (C) Jonathan Spear, Nathan Price, David Gunter | |
| 06:29 | Samford | Kirk Brooks is called for the reach on Edward Lakes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kirk Brooks, team foul #8 | 42-52 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Edward Lakes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:16 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:54 | Samford | John Rana denies the turnaround by Jeff Rizzuto | 42-54 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Lowell Recio pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | The jumper by Lowell Recio is denied by Jeff Rizzuto | 42-54 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Edward Tatom gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:01 | Samford | James Mendonca hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | John Rana pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales tips it but misses | 42-54 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeff Rizzuto - foul #3 on Jeff Rizzuto, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Ivan Zwahlen (SG), Jimmy Villalobos (SF), Donald Rosado (C) Kirk Brooks, Enrique Montes, Lowell Recio, John Rana | |
| Subs | Samford | Roger Brown (PG), Jonathan Spear (SG), Nathan Price (SF), David Gunter (C) Edward Lakes, Carl Thomas, Edward Tatom, James Mendonca | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Eduardo Gonzales misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Jimmy Villalobos gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Ivan Zwahlen scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Telek Kucharski | 44-54 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Jonathan Spear's pass is intercepted by Eduardo Gonzales | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Roger Brown steps in front of the Jimmy Villalobos pass | 44-54 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Nathan Price misses badly on a floater from the left block | 44-54 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Jimmy Villalobos pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Zwahlen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Villalobos (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eduardo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Roger Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jonathan Spear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathan Price (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jeff Rizzuto (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Gunter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | David Gunter takes the ball from Jimmy Villalobos | 44-54 |
| 02:50 | Samford | Jonathan Spear drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Eduardo Gonzales | 46-56 |
| 02:06 | Samford | Jonathan Spear connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Jonathan Spear picks off the pass by Ivan Zwahlen | 46-58 |
| 01:29 | Samford | Jeff Rizzuto misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| 01:28 | Samford | David Gunter gets the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:04 | Samford | Jonathan Spear scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Roger Brown | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rosado can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Roger Brown - foul #1 on Roger Brown, team foul #9 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Rana (SF) Eduardo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Lakes (PG), Carl Thomas (SG) Roger Brown, Jonathan Spear | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rosado makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Donald Rosado misses the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 00:56 | Samford | David Gunter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Samford | Nathan Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Manzer (C) Donald Rosado | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski is hacked by Edward Lakes - foul #3 on Edward Lakes, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Edward Lakes runs out the clock | 49-61 |