| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Aker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Riesenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rogelio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Claudio Costa inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Claudio Costa misses long on a shot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Riesenberg | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant is alone and drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Richard Aker | 31-35 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Bobby Whitehead | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant blows the layup but the foul's on Arthur Chung - foul #1 on Arthur Chung, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Taylor - foul #2 on Frank Taylor, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG) Gary Dore | |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ron Kirkland - foul #1 on Ron Kirkland, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Huang Kung (SG), Billy Sadoski (C) Frank Grant, Rogelio Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Ronald Slifer, Arthur Chung | |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ron Kirkland | 36-40 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Turner is called for the reach on Richard Aker - foul #1 on Ronald Turner, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Patrick Christiansen (SF), Ben Banta (PF) Richard Aker, Claudio Costa, Darrell Riesenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (SG) Bobby Whitehead | |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Christiansen - foul #3 on Patrick Christiansen, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant (SG), Ricky Leslie (SF), Rogelio Gallo (C) Huang Kung, Patrick Christiansen, Billy Sadoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Arthur Chung (C) Ron Kirkland, Ronald Turner, Daniel Allen | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:43 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo's floater is tipped away by Frank Taylor | 36-41 |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta gets the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rogelio Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Chung - foul #2 on Arthur Chung, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker (PG), Claudio Costa (SF), Darrell Riesenberg (PF) Kevin Williams, Ricky Leslie, Ben Banta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG) Jeffrey Buckelew | |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 37-41 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Rogelio Gallo | 40-41 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Chung | 40-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Bobby Whitehead | 40-43 |
| 12:52 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Huang Kung (SG), Patrick Christiansen (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Richard Aker, Frank Grant, Claudio Costa, Rogelio Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Ronald Turner (SF), Allen Staley (PF), Daniel Allen (C) Gary Dore, Ronald Slifer, Frank Taylor, Arthur Chung | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 40-43 |
| 12:05 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Sadoski | 40-43 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski is called for a backcourt violation | 40-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker (PG), Claudio Costa (SF), Ben Banta (PF) Kevin Williams, Patrick Christiansen, Darrell Riesenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (SG) Bobby Whitehead | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Ronald Turner | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Aker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Huang Kung (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Banta (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Buckelew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Turner - foul #2 on Ronald Turner, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung (C) Daniel Allen | |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung hits the finger roll set up by Ron Kirkland | 42-47 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ron Kirkland | 42-47 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung is fouled on the floor by Huang Kung - foul #3 on Huang Kung, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Frank Grant (SG), Darrell Riesenberg (PF), Rogelio Gallo (C) Richard Aker, Huang Kung, Ben Banta, Billy Sadoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Bobby Whitehead (SG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Frank Taylor (PF) Ron Kirkland, Jeffrey Buckelew, Ronald Turner, Allen Staley | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Darrell Riesenberg is called for the reach on Gary Dore - foul #1 on Darrell Riesenberg, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Darrell Riesenberg | 42-47 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams grabs the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Chung - foul #3 on Arthur Chung, team foul #7 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker (PG), Patrick Christiansen (SF) Kevin Williams, Claudio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen (C) Arthur Chung | |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor blows the wide open layup | 43-47 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Dore and he's fouled by Frank Grant - foul #2 on Frank Grant, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor makes the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Christiansen | 45-50 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Rogelio Gallo - foul #2 on Rogelio Gallo, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claudio Costa (SF), Billy Sadoski (C) Patrick Christiansen, Rogelio Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland (PG), Allen Staley (PF), Arthur Chung (C) Gary Dore, Frank Taylor, Daniel Allen | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Slifer misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | Darrell Riesenberg gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Aker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Riesenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Sadoski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ron Kirkland (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Slifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Staley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski is alone and drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Aker out of a doubleteam | 47-51 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Ron Kirkland is hacked by Richard Aker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Aker, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Huang Kung (SG) Frank Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Turner (SF) Ronald Slifer | |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Allen Staley is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Frank Grant (SG), Ben Banta (PF), Rogelio Gallo (C) Richard Aker, Huang Kung, Darrell Riesenberg, Billy Sadoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew (SG), Frank Taylor (PF) Bobby Whitehead, Allen Staley | |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor drills a jumper from close range | 47-56 |
| 04:57 | Vanderbilt | Rogelio Gallo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Patrick Christiansen (SF) Claudio Costa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Dore (PG), Ronald Slifer (SF), Daniel Allen (C) Ron Kirkland, Ronald Turner, Arthur Chung | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Allen snags the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Buckelew makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Gary Dore | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Frank Taylor denies the turnaround by Ben Banta | 47-59 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Williams steals it from Gary Dore | 47-59 |
| 03:40 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker (PG), Claudio Costa (SF), Darrell Riesenberg (PF) Kevin Williams, Patrick Christiansen, Ben Banta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead (SG), Arthur Chung (C) Jeffrey Buckelew, Daniel Allen | |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Bobby Whitehead takes the ball from Richard Aker | 47-59 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead hits the finger roll | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Aker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claudio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrell Riesenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Rogelio Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Dore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bobby Whitehead (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Slifer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Taylor (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Chung (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | Richard Aker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Grant | 50-61 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Frank Grant picks off the pass by Arthur Chung | 50-61 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Frank Grant misses the lay-in | 50-61 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead is fouled on the floor by Frank Grant - foul #3 on Frank Grant, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Williams (PG), Huang Kung (SG), Patrick Christiansen (SF), Ben Banta (PF), Billy Sadoski (C) Richard Aker, Frank Grant, Claudio Costa, Darrell Riesenberg, Rogelio Gallo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Christiansen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-62 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Arthur Chung grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Huang Kung is called for the reach on Bobby Whitehead - foul #4 on Huang Kung, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski is whistled for a carry | 50-64 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Frank Taylor misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 50-64 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | Huang Kung pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Huang Kung clanks a jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Billy Sadoski tips it in | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead drills a jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Huang Kung - foul #5 on Huang Kung, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Alkire (SG) Huang Kung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead misses the free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Ben Banta grabs the defensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Christiansen is denied on a layup by Arthur Chung | 52-66 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Bobby Whitehead gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Dore runs out the clock | 52-66 |