| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Strout (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Norris (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darius Vigil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mantooth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Faust (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | William Mantooth blocks the jumper by Patrick Tallent | 34-21 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil is hacked by Dennis Faust - foul #1 on Dennis Faust, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Allen (PF) Darius Vigil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth connects on the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Dennis Faust - foul #2 on Dennis Faust, team foul #2 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Newman (PG) Bobby Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth makes the free throw | 37-21 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | James Osborn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-21 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-21 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent gets the rebound | 37-21 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leonard Strout | 39-24 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | The jumper by Steven Hodapp is denied by Douglas Norris | 39-24 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust tips it in | 39-26 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth misses badly on a floater in the lane | 39-26 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris hits the follow up shot | 41-26 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 41-28 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen misses the turnaround from the left block | 41-28 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 41-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Newman (fresh) SG - Leonard Strout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Norris (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. PF - Roger Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mantooth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Cartwright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Tallent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Newman | 44-28 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | James Osborn grabs the offensive board | 44-28 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | James Osborn loses the dribble to Roger Allen | 44-28 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Gary Newman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Norris | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent misses short on a shot from the right wing | 47-28 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the offensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-28 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Tallent - foul #2 on Patrick Tallent, team foul #3 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bobby Smith (PG), Darius Vigil (PF), William Burton (C) Gary Newman, Roger Allen, William Mantooth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Christopher Meyer (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF), Gary Williams (PF), John Dimarco (C) Steven Hodapp, James Osborn, Philip Cartwright, Dennis Faust, Patrick Tallent | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford misses long on a shot from the left side | 49-28 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Dimarco - foul #1 on John Dimarco, team foul #4 | 49-28 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Meyer | 51-31 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | William Burton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris is whistled for traveling | 51-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG) Ryan Ledford | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | John Dimarco hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-31 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris tips it in | 53-31 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Gary Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Osborn | 53-33 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Bobby Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 53-33 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | James Osborn pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bobby Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonard Strout (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Douglas Norris (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 11 reb. PF - Darius Vigil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Dimarco (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | James Osborn loses the dribble to William Burton | 53-33 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | William Burton misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Dimarco - foul #2 on John Dimarco, team foul #5 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Allen (SG), William Mantooth (C) Leonard Strout, Darius Vigil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), Dennis Faust (PF), William Freeman (C) Dikembe Orji, Christopher Meyer, Gary Williams, John Dimarco | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | William Burton misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | William Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the board | 53-33 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp is fouled on the floor by Bobby Smith - foul #1 on Bobby Smith, team foul #1 | 53-33 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Philip Cartwright, team foul #6 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout (SG), Darius Vigil (PF) Roger Allen, William Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Smith | 55-33 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust misses the shot from the right wing | 55-33 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright tips it in | 55-35 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Hodapp is called for the reach on Bobby Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Hodapp, team foul #7 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Allen (SG), William Burton (PF) Leonard Strout, Darius Vigil | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (SG), Patrick Tallent (C) James Osborn, William Freeman | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Bobby Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-35 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Bobby Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-35 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Tallent - foul #3 on Patrick Tallent, team foul #8 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout (SG), Darius Vigil (PF) Roger Allen, William Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth misses the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth misses the 2nd free throw | 57-35 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Dennis Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Steven Hodapp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-35 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-35 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Darius Vigil grabs the offensive board | 57-35 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Bobby Smith and he's fouled by Dennis Faust - foul #3 on Dennis Faust, team foul #9 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Burton (PF), William Lymon (C) Darius Vigil, William Mantooth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Osborn (SG), Christopher Meyer (SF) Dikembe Orji, Philip Cartwright | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout makes the free throw | 60-35 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | James Osborn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-35 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Faust | 60-35 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Leonard Strout - foul #2 on Leonard Strout, team foul #2 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roger Allen (SG), William Mantooth (C) Leonard Strout, Douglas Norris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Williams (C) Patrick Tallent | |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer misses the free throw | 60-37 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | William Mantooth buries a shot from the baseline | 62-37 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 62-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bobby Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roger Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Lymon (fresh) PF - William Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mantooth (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steven Hodapp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Osborn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dennis Faust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | William Lymon misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Williams - foul #2 on Gary Williams, team foul #10 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout (SG), Douglas Norris (SF), Darius Vigil (PF) Roger Allen, William Burton, William Mantooth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji (PG), Philip Cartwright (SF), John Dimarco (C) Steven Hodapp, Christopher Meyer, Dennis Faust | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | William Lymon makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | William Lymon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Philip Cartwright can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 64-39 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Bobby Smith gets the rebound | 64-39 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Leonard Strout misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-39 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | William Lymon tips it in | 66-39 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Darius Vigil steals it from Dikembe Orji | 66-39 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris is fouled on the floor by Philip Cartwright - foul #3 on Philip Cartwright, team foul #11 | 66-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Peterson (PG), Roger Allen (SG), William Burton (PF), Larry Crouse (C) Bobby Smith, Leonard Strout, Darius Vigil, William Lymon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF) James Osborn, Philip Cartwright | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris misses the 1st free throw | 66-39 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Douglas Norris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-39 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Gary Williams is fouled on the floor by William Burton - foul #2 on William Burton, team foul #3 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Lymon (SF) Douglas Norris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | John Dimarco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Newman (SG) William Lymon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Freeman (PF) Gary Williams | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ryan Ledford - foul #2 on Ryan Ledford, team foul #12 | 67-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Lymon (SF) Gary Newman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 68-39 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | William Freeman gets the rebound | 68-39 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-39 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | William Freeman snags the offensive board | 68-39 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-39 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | William Lymon gets the rebound | 68-39 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | William Burton drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Lymon | 70-39 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Peterson takes the ball from Dikembe Orji | 70-39 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Timothy Peterson is hacked by John Dimarco - foul #3 on John Dimarco, team foul #13 | 70-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Newman (PG) William Burton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary Williams (C) John Dimarco | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Timothy Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 70-39 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Timothy Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-39 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji misses long on a floater from the right wing | 71-39 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Crouse grabs the board | 71-39 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gary Newman | 73-39 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 73-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Meyer is called for the reach on Roger Allen - foul #2 on Christopher Meyer, team foul #14 | 73-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Burton (PF) William Lymon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Sealy (PG) Ryan Ledford | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen makes the 1st free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Roger Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-42 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Williams | 74-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gary Newman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Burton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Crouse (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Sealy (fresh) SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Gary Newman is called for the reach on William Sealy - foul #1 on Gary Newman, team foul #4 | 74-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dimarco (C) William Freeman | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gary Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Larry Crouse - foul #1 on Larry Crouse, team foul #5 | 74-42 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gary Williams makes the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Gary Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Crouse snags the defensive board | 74-43 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Crouse is hacked by John Dimarco - foul #4 on John Dimarco, team foul #15 | 74-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Lymon (SF) Gary Newman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Crouse misses the 1st free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Larry Crouse misses the 2nd free throw | 74-43 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | John Dimarco snags the defensive board | 74-43 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | William Sealy hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Meyer | 74-45 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | William Burton knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Roger Allen and he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #16 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Newman (PG) Timothy Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford (SF) William Sealy | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | William Burton makes the free throw | 77-45 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Larry Crouse is called for the reach on Ryan Ledford - foul #2 on Larry Crouse, team foul #6 | 77-45 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Gary Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 77-45 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Gary Newman snags the defensive board | 77-45 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | William Burton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | John Dimarco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-45 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Meyer grabs the offensive board | 79-45 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Dikembe Orji drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Dimarco | 79-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | William Lymon's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Orji | 79-48 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | John Dimarco is whistled for a carry | 79-48 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Newman runs out the clock | 79-48 |