| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 10 pts. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi | Christoper Williamson steps in front of the Mark Rumberger pass in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 19:57 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christoper Williamson | 37-27 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | James Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 19:47 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:43 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 19:41 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson grabs the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 19:23 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris's pass is intercepted by Thomas Vanvalkenburg | 37-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the wide open jumper near the basket set up by Darryl Horton | 39-27 |
| 18:58 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-27 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Willy Asay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger can't tip it in | 39-27 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 18:21 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Willy Asay is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Horton | 41-27 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Darryl Horton - foul #1 on Darryl Horton, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Stewart Lowry (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Darryl Horton, Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Joseph Page (PF), Jack Urbina (C) Christoper Williamson, Kenneth Harris, Raymond Jones, Robert Robinson | |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:43 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry misses short on a jump hook from close range | 41-28 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown hits the follow up shot | 43-28 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Stewart Lowry - foul #1 on Stewart Lowry, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder (PG) Roy Polizzi | |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:13 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry is hacked by Frank Moen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Moen, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Jack Urbina steps in front of the Daniel Brown pass | 43-29 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Brown - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF) William Porter, Stewart Lowry, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG) Frank Moen | |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 16:29 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is fouled in the backcourt by David Waters - foul #3 on David Waters, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SF) David Waters | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christoper Williamson - foul #2 on Christoper Williamson, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christoper Williamson and he's hacked by Sydney Cannon - foul #2 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), James Ferguson (C) Gary Brown, Sydney Cannon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), David Waters (SF), Raymond Jones (PF) Jed Schroeder, Kenneth Harris, Jack Urbina | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page misses the free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | James Ferguson snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 12 pts. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Roy Polizzi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Page (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg loses the dribble to David Waters in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 15:37 | Eastern Illinois | James Ferguson steals the ball from David Waters | 45-33 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | James Ferguson comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:15 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:10 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is whistled for a carry | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (PG), Stewart Lowry (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) Darryl Horton, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder (SG), Frank Moen (SF), William Scott (PF), Peter Murdock (C) Christoper Williamson, David Waters, Raymond Jones, Joseph Page | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry is hacked by Frank Moen - foul #3 on Frank Moen, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rufus Klein (SG), David Engstrom (C) Mark Rumberger, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | David Engstrom can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Scott - foul #1 on William Scott, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon (C) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Robert Robinson (C) William Scott | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | David Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | David Engstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Engstrom | 46-33 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry lays it in set up by Rufus Klein | 48-33 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stewart Lowry - foul #2 on Stewart Lowry, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF), James Ferguson (C) William Porter, Rufus Klein, Stewart Lowry, David Engstrom, Sydney Cannon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Jack Urbina (C) Roy Polizzi, Jed Schroeder, Peter Murdock, Robert Robinson | |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Illinois | Frank Moen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG) Frank Moen | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | James Ferguson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darryl Horton | 51-35 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson loses the dribble to Willy Asay | 51-35 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-35 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-35 |
| 12:48 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Darryl Horton | 53-38 |
| 12:01 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 12:00 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones tips it back up and in | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - James Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Urbina (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi | Willy Asay throws it down set up by Mark Rumberger | 55-40 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Waters | 55-42 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg is fouled in the backcourt by Christoper Williamson - foul #3 on Christoper Williamson, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (PG), Gary Brown (SG), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Darryl Horton, Mark Rumberger, Willy Asay, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), Frank Moen (SG), Joseph Page (SF), Peter Murdock (PF), Robert Robinson (C) David Waters, Christoper Williamson, Kenneth Harris, Raymond Jones, Jack Urbina | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 56-42 |
| 11:28 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the dunk | 56-42 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | William Porter pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Gary Brown is hacked by Peter Murdock - foul #4 on Peter Murdock, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry (SF) Thomas Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder (SG) Peter Murdock | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:02 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | William Porter is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 60-44 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Polizzi | 60-47 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Gary Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-47 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon grabs the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry connects on the shot from close range | 62-47 |
| 09:58 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 62-47 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | William Porter gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-47 |
| 09:37 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Robinson grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 09:32 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roy Polizzi | 62-49 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Page swats the short shot by Stewart Lowry | 62-49 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:03 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jed Schroeder | 62-51 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Gary Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF), James Ferguson (C) William Porter, Gary Brown, Stewart Lowry, Sydney Cannon, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (PG), Christoper Williamson (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Jack Urbina (C) Roy Polizzi, Jed Schroeder, Frank Moen, Joseph Page, Robert Robinson | |
| 08:45 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris misses the jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Ferguson | 62-51 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-51 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | James Ferguson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-51 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Waters | 65-54 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | James Ferguson loses the dribble to David Waters | 65-54 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters blows the layup | 65-54 |
| 07:53 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 14 pts. C - James Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - David Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Urbina (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Ferguson | 65-54 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jack Urbina - foul #2 on Jack Urbina, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Engstrom (C) James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), William Scott (PF), Peter Murdock (C) David Waters, Raymond Jones, Jack Urbina | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott misses short on a jumper from the right block | 66-54 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Willy Asay misses the easy layup | 66-54 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | William Scott pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi clanks a shot from the baseline | 66-54 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is hacked by Roy Polizzi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Polizzi, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (SG), Stewart Lowry (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), Daniel Brown (C) Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, David Engstrom | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder (SG), Frank Moen (SF), Joseph Page (C) Christoper Williamson, Kenneth Harris, William Scott | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi is hacked by Sydney Cannon - foul #3 on Sydney Cannon, team foul #7 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Brown (SG) Darryl Horton | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Waters (SG) Jed Schroeder | |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Stewart Lowry can't throw it down | 68-54 |
| 05:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Page snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Waters and he's hacked by Gary Brown - foul #3 on Gary Brown, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ferguson (C) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones (PF) Peter Murdock | |
| 05:40 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | David Waters is called for the reach on Gary Brown - foul #4 on David Waters, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jack Urbina (C) Joseph Page | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 05:03 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones loses the dribble to James Ferguson | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | William Porter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 04:39 | Eastern Illinois | David Waters gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Frank Moen and he's fouled by James Ferguson - foul #1 on James Ferguson, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF) Gary Brown, Stewart Lowry, Sydney Cannon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson (SG), Kenneth Harris (SF), William Scott (PF) David Waters, Frank Moen, Raymond Jones | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Willy Asay knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from James Ferguson and he's hacked by William Scott - foul #2 on William Scott, team foul #12 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rufus Klein (SG), Daniel Brown (C) William Porter, James Ferguson | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder (PG), Joseph Page (PF), Robert Robinson (C) Roy Polizzi, William Scott, Jack Urbina | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Willy Asay makes the free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Rufus Klein is called for the reach on Christoper Williamson - foul #1 on Rufus Klein, team foul #10 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG) Rufus Klein | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:01 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Kenneth Harris steps in front of the Mark Rumberger pass | 73-61 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Illinois | Jed Schroeder banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Harris | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 17 pts. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Jed Schroeder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christoper Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Page (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Willy Asay's layup is rejected by Joseph Page | 73-63 |
| 03:04 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Page | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jed Schroeder | 73-65 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Darryl Horton | 75-65 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ferguson (C) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi (PG), David Waters (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Peter Murdock (C) Jed Schroeder, Kenneth Harris, Joseph Page, Robert Robinson | |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Ferguson - foul #2 on James Ferguson, team foul #11 | 75-65 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 02:25 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Christoper Williamson - foul #4 on Christoper Williamson, team foul #13 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Porter (PG), Sydney Cannon (PF) Darryl Horton, Willy Asay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 02:02 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| 01:45 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 76-67 |
| 01:43 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson can't tip it in | 76-67 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Peter Murdock tips it in | 76-69 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), Willy Asay (PF) William Porter, Sydney Cannon | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris (SF), Robert Robinson (C) David Waters, Peter Murdock | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Harris - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Ferguson - foul #3 on James Ferguson, team foul #12 | 77-69 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 01:24 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg is hacked by Raymond Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Jones, team foul #15 | 77-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Illinois | Roy Polizzi hits the finger roll | 79-73 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Raymond Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris tips it back up and in | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg connects on the open shot from the free throw line | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Kenneth Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Polizzi | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Polizzi - foul #3 on Roy Polizzi, team foul #16 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Brown (SG), Sydney Cannon (PF) Mark Rumberger, Willy Asay | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson's pass is intercepted by Darryl Horton | 83-78 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG) Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton is hacked by Roy Polizzi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Polizzi, team foul #17 | 83-78 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:08 | Eastern Illinois | Christoper Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-78 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Ferguson | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton runs out the clock | 85-78 |