| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rolf Grabowski (fresh) SG - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) SF - Jacob Doerr (fresh) PF - Thomas Crowe (fresh) C - Peter Vance (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fresh) SG - Michael Maniscalco (fresh) SF - Michael Houston (fresh) PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) C - Patrick Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Iowa State | Michael Houston takes the ball from Thomas Crowe | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Crowe - foul #1 on Thomas Crowe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:56 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Peter Vance | 0-1 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-1 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Crowe is called for the reach on Michael Maniscalco - foul #2 on Thomas Crowe, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Todd Jones (PF) Thomas Crowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-1 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | Todd Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 17:55 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by George Haith - foul #1 on George Haith, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 17:55 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:55 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | George Haith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rolf Grabowski - foul #1 on Rolf Grabowski, team foul #3 | 5-1 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | George Haith misses the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | George Haith makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari can't tip it in | 5-2 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Mark Mahn is denied by Todd Jones | 5-5 |
| 16:50 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski travels with the ball | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele (PG), Ruben Mowery (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Rolf Grabowski, Jacob Doerr, Peter Vance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Martin Paradis (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Kent Russel (PF), Micheal Jordan (C) George Haith, Michael Maniscalco, Michael Houston, Mark Mahn, Patrick Harris | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charlie Raffaele (fresh) SG - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Mowery (fresh) PF - Todd Jones (fresh) C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McKey (fresh) SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) PF - Kent Russel (fresh) C - Micheal Jordan (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan scores on a shot from the right block | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Iowa State | Ruben Mowery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John McKey | 5-13 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele connects on the shot from the left block | 7-13 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel blows the layup but he's fouled by Todd Jones - foul #1 on Todd Jones, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski (PG), Jacob Doerr (SF), Simon Miller (PF), Peter Vance (C) Gabriel Ferrari, Ruben Mowery, Todd Jones, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris (C) Micheal Jordan | |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-15 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | Peter Vance tips it home | 9-15 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John McKey | 9-17 |
| 13:47 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele misses the lay-in | 9-17 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris misses short on a shot from the left side | 9-17 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | John McKey snags the offensive board | 9-17 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Peter Vance steps in front of the Patrick Harris pass | 9-17 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 12:46 | Iowa State | Simon Miller can't tip it in | 9-17 |
| 12:45 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele tips it home | 11-17 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel is hacked by Charlie Raffaele - foul #1 on Charlie Raffaele, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick (PG), Gabriel Ferrari (SG), Ruben Mowery (SF), Todd Jones (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Rolf Grabowski, Charlie Raffaele, Jacob Doerr, Simon Miller, Peter Vance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Haith (PG), Michael Maniscalco (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Mark Mahn (PF), Micheal Jordan (C) John McKey, Martin Paradis, Kenneth Johnson, Kent Russel, Patrick Harris | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan jams it on a nice dish by Michael Maniscalco | 11-19 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Dustin Frederick is hacked by George Haith - foul #2 on George Haith, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG) George Haith | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Dustin Frederick (fresh) SG - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Mowery (fresh) PF - Todd Jones (fresh) C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McKey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Maniscalco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Houston (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Mahn (fresh) C - Micheal Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa State | Micheal Jordan steals the ball from Gabriel Ferrari | 11-19 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Todd Jones | 11-19 |
| 10:42 | Iowa State | Micheal Jordan is called for the reach on Ruben Mowery - foul #1 on Micheal Jordan, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski (PG), Jacob Doerr (SF), Peter Vance (C) Dustin Frederick, Ruben Mowery, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris (C) Micheal Jordan | |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Patrick Harris - foul #1 on Patrick Harris, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:23 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Houston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 10:03 | Iowa State | Peter Vance pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:38 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-19 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-19 |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Gabriel Ferrari | 13-19 |
| 08:51 | Iowa State | Gabriel Ferrari loses the dribble to Patrick Harris | 13-19 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Vance steps in front of the Patrick Harris pass | 13-19 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Mark Mahn - foul #1 on Mark Mahn, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele (PG), Raymond Priester (SG), Simon Miller (PF), Enlai Wang (C) Rolf Grabowski, Gabriel Ferrari, Todd Jones, Peter Vance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Martin Paradis (SG), Kent Russel (PF), Micheal Jordan (C) John McKey, Michael Maniscalco, Mark Mahn, Patrick Harris | |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Raymond Priester - foul #1 on Raymond Priester, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ruben Mowery (SF) Jacob Doerr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:58 | Iowa State | Simon Miller gets the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-19 |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Ruben Mowery gets the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charlie Raffaele (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Priester (fresh) SF - Ruben Mowery (fresh) PF - Simon Miller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Enlai Wang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kent Russel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Ruben Mowery tips it in | 18-19 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan's fadeaway is rejected by Enlai Wang | 18-19 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Houston | 18-19 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Enlai Wang - foul #1 on Enlai Wang, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski (PG), Gabriel Ferrari (SG), Peter Vance (C) Charlie Raffaele, Raymond Priester, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG) Michael Houston | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Micheal Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:28 | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr (SF) Ruben Mowery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris (C) Micheal Jordan | |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 05:42 | Iowa State | Kenneth Johnson is called for the reach on Peter Vance - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Todd Jones (PF) Simon Miller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco (SG), Mark Mahn (PF) John McKey, Kent Russel | |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Martin Paradis - foul #1 on Martin Paradis, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Michael Houston (SF) Kenneth Johnson, Martin Paradis | |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:00 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Todd Jones | 19-23 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Jacob Doerr loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele (PG), Raymond Priester (SG), Ruben Mowery (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Rolf Grabowski, Gabriel Ferrari, Jacob Doerr, Peter Vance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Johnson (PG), Martin Paradis (SF) John McKey, Michael Houston | |
| 04:10 | Iowa State | Ruben Mowery connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris misses the lay-in | 21-23 |
| 03:45 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele pulls down the rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:40 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Priester - foul #2 on Raymond Priester, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rolf Grabowski (PG), Gabriel Ferrari (SG), Jacob Doerr (SF), Thomas Crowe (PF), Peter Vance (C) Charlie Raffaele, Raymond Priester, Ruben Mowery, Todd Jones, Enlai Wang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Haith (PG), Micheal Jordan (C) Michael Maniscalco, Patrick Harris | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Mahn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rolf Grabowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gabriel Ferrari (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jacob Doerr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Crowe (fresh) C - Peter Vance (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Haith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Martin Paradis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) PF - Mark Mahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Doerr | 26-25 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco (SG), Michael Houston (SF), Kent Russel (PF) Martin Paradis, Kenneth Johnson, Mark Mahn | |
| 02:16 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe misses the shot from the right side | 26-25 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | George Haith snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Maniscalco is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Maniscalco, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris (C) Micheal Jordan | |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gabriel Ferrari | 29-25 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by George Haith - foul #3 on George Haith, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele (PG), Ruben Mowery (SF), Enlai Wang (C) Rolf Grabowski, Jacob Doerr, Peter Vance | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McKey (PG), Martin Paradis (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) George Haith, Michael Maniscalco, Michael Houston | |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:59 | Iowa State | Thomas Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel is fouled on the floor by Ruben Mowery - foul #1 on Ruben Mowery, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Priester (SG) Gabriel Ferrari | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Enlai Wang's floater is tipped away by Patrick Harris | 31-27 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Patrick Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Martin Paradis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 00:06 | Iowa State | Charlie Raffaele grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Ruben Mowery is denied by Kent Russel | 31-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kent Russel snags the defensive board | 31-27 |