| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Maniscalco (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Fundenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Wong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benny Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Herbert Guinan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-28 |
| 19:48 | Charleston Southern | Ted Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 19:28 | Charleston Southern | Ted Wong is fouled on the floor by Michael Houston - foul #1 on Michael Houston, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:11 | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 19:09 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 19:08 | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger tips it back up and in | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston misses short on a floater from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 18:49 | Charleston Southern | William Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by George Haith | 39-30 |
| 17:58 | Charleston Southern | Mark Mahn is called for the reach on William Wood - foul #1 on Mark Mahn, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 17:47 | Charleston Southern | William Wood is called for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kent Russel (PF) Mark Mahn | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Maniscalco | 42-30 |
| 17:15 | Charleston Southern | William Wood hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Benny Todd | 42-33 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | George Haith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kent Russel | 45-33 |
| 16:44 | Charleston Southern | William Wood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-33 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Maniscalco | 48-33 |
| 16:32 | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | William Fundenberger takes the ball from Michael Maniscalco | 48-36 |
| 15:57 | Charleston Southern | Ted Wong makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Wood | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Maniscalco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kent Russel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Fundenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Wong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benny Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Herbert Guinan (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Maniscalco | 48-39 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-39 |
| 15:36 | Charleston Southern | Ted Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 15:16 | Charleston Southern | William Wood misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-39 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Maniscalco | 50-39 |
| 14:34 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd's pass is intercepted by Kent Russel | 50-39 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Martin Paradis (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Mark Mahn (PF), Micheal Jordan (C) George Haith, Michael Maniscalco, Michael Houston, Kent Russel, Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Oscar Farley (PG), Peter Jones (SG), Doyle Zarkin (SF), Vaughn McClod (PF), Donald Waller (C) William Fundenberger, William Wood, Ted Wong, Benny Todd, Herbert Guinan | |
| 13:54 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Donald Waller - foul #2 on Donald Waller, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Donald Waller denies the turnaround by Micheal Jordan | 50-39 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan misses the tip | 50-39 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | John McKey pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | John McKey scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-39 |
| 12:55 | Charleston Southern | Peter Jones is whistled for traveling | 53-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Vaughn McClod - foul #2 on Vaughn McClod, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn misses the free throw | 55-39 |
| 12:38 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 12:20 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin lays it up and in | 55-41 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 11:59 | Charleston Southern | Oscar Farley pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McKey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - Oscar Farley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doyle Zarkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vaughn McClod (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Waller (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 55-41 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Martin Paradis, team foul #3 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Kent Russel (PF) Martin Paradis, Kenneth Johnson, Mark Mahn | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Charles Callahan (PG), William Wood (SG), Ted Wong (SF), Donn Boyes (PF) Oscar Farley, Peter Jones, Doyle Zarkin, Donald Waller | |
| 11:28 | Charleston Southern | Ted Wong comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston makes the 3 from the left wing | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Charleston Southern | Donn Boyes knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ted Wong | 58-43 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan banks in the layup set up by John McKey | 60-43 |
| 10:34 | Charleston Southern | Donn Boyes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Micheal Jordan | 60-43 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Micheal Jordan is blocked by Donn Boyes | 60-43 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco tips it home | 62-43 |
| 10:03 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod steps out of bounds on the baseline | 62-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Haith (PG), Martin Paradis (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Mark Mahn (PF), Patrick Harris (C) John McKey, Michael Maniscalco, Michael Houston, Kent Russel, Micheal Jordan | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger (PG), Peter Jones (SG), Doyle Zarkin (SF), Benny Todd (PF), Herbert Guinan (C) Charles Callahan, William Wood, Ted Wong, Donn Boyes, Vaughn McClod | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | George Haith connects on the shot from the right side set up by Mark Mahn | 64-43 |
| 09:42 | Charleston Southern | Martin Paradis is called for the reach on Peter Jones - foul #3 on Martin Paradis, team foul #4 | 64-43 |
| 09:28 | Charleston Southern | Herbert Guinan knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Fundenberger and the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| 09:28 | Charleston Southern | Herbert Guinan makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Benny Todd steps in front of the Patrick Harris pass | 64-46 |
| 08:55 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| 08:55 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 08:55 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson loses the dribble to Benny Todd | 64-47 |
| 08:29 | Charleston Southern | Patrick Harris takes the ball from Doyle Zarkin | 64-47 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 67-47 |
| 08:01 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 07:55 | Charleston Southern | The rebound goes to Benny Todd | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Paradis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Mahn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Patrick Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Fundenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doyle Zarkin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benny Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Guinan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Charleston Southern | Herbert Guinan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Michael Maniscalco (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Kent Russel (PF) George Haith, Martin Paradis, Kenneth Johnson, Mark Mahn | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Oscar Farley (PG), Charles Callahan (SG), Ted Wong (SF), Vaughn McClod (C) William Fundenberger, Peter Jones, Doyle Zarkin, Herbert Guinan | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 67-47 |
| 07:29 | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd grabs the board | 67-47 |
| 07:13 | Charleston Southern | Charles Callahan misses short on a floater from the left side | 67-47 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Charles Callahan is called for the reach on Michael Houston - foul #1 on Charles Callahan, team foul #3 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan (C) Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Wood (SG), Donald Waller (C) Charles Callahan, Benny Todd | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston is hacked by Ted Wong - foul #2 on Ted Wong, team foul #4 | 67-47 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Maniscalco | 69-47 |
| 06:26 | Charleston Southern | William Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Michael Maniscalco - foul #3 on Michael Maniscalco, team foul #7 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Haith (PG) Michael Maniscalco | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger (PG), Doyle Zarkin (PF), Herbert Guinan (C) Oscar Farley, Vaughn McClod, Donald Waller | |
| 06:26 | Charleston Southern | William Wood makes the 1st free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:26 | Charleston Southern | William Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 06:26 | Charleston Southern | William Wood makes the 3rd free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel misses the floater from the left wing | 69-50 |
| 06:06 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin pulls down the rebound | 69-50 |
| 06:00 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Wood | 69-53 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Mark Mahn (PF), Patrick Harris (C) John McKey, Michael Houston, Kent Russel, Micheal Jordan | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Benny Todd (PF) Ted Wong | |
| 05:14 | Charleston Southern | William Wood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn pulls down the rebound | 69-53 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Mark Mahn is denied by Benny Todd | 69-53 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | William Fundenberger takes the ball from George Haith | 69-53 |
| 04:36 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 04:34 | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger grabs the offensive board | 69-53 |
| 04:21 | Charleston Southern | William Wood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 04:19 | Charleston Southern | Herbert Guinan pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:04 | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | George Haith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 03:56 | Charleston Southern | William Wood gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Charleston Southern | PG - William Fundenberger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Doyle Zarkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Benny Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Herbert Guinan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Charleston Southern | William Fundenberger can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn gets the rebound | 69-53 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Martin Paradis | 71-53 |
| 03:16 | Charleston Southern | Herbert Guinan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Kent Russel (PF), Micheal Jordan (C) George Haith, Mark Mahn, Patrick Harris | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Oscar Farley (PG), Peter Jones (SG), Vaughn McClod (SF), Donn Boyes (PF), Donald Waller (C) William Fundenberger, William Wood, Doyle Zarkin, Benny Todd, Herbert Guinan | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | John McKey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 71-53 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan snags the offensive board | 71-53 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Micheal Jordan, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| 02:39 | Charleston Southern | Peter Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-53 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis buries a 3 from straight away | 74-53 |
| 02:07 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #9 | 74-53 |
| 02:07 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 02:07 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-55 |
| 01:55 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod grabs the board | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Charleston Southern | Donald Waller is whistled for a carry | 74-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Charleston Southern | Doyle Zarkin (SF) Donn Boyes | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 74-55 |
| 01:19 | Charleston Southern | Donald Waller gets the rebound | 74-55 |
| 01:05 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod misses long on a runner near the basket | 74-55 |
| 01:04 | Charleston Southern | Donald Waller grabs the offensive rebound | 74-55 |
| 00:56 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kent Russel - foul #1 on Kent Russel, team foul #10 | 74-55 |
| 00:56 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:56 | Charleston Southern | Vaughn McClod makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Charleston Southern | Charleston Southern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel gets the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John McKey runs out the clock | 74-57 |