| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye inbounds the ball | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye buries a driving attempt from close range | 30-40 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-40 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is fouled on the floor by Wilfredo Rizzo - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Davidson - foul #1 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 31-42 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-42 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Piao China is whistled for traveling | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (PF) Kevin Davidson | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris hits a jumper from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Blanton | 33-44 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 33-44 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Cody Lingerfelt | 33-44 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Piao China steals the ball from Peter Angulo | 33-44 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Matthew Breault lays it up and in set up by Piao China | 33-46 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Piao China is called for traveling | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Dennis Posey, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Rodney Washington (SF), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Peter Angulo is blocked by Wilfredo Rizzo | 33-46 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo clanks a jumper from close range | 33-46 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Tarin | 33-46 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook lays it in | 35-46 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Shawn Rose drills a floater from the right block | 35-48 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Rizzo blocks the short jumper by Peter Angulo | 35-48 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Scott Tarin - foul #1 on Scott Tarin, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Blanton picks off the pass by Rene Esposito | 35-50 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Breault - foul #3 on Matthew Breault, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | John Blanton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Davidson | 37-53 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla loses the dribble to Rafael Barnes | 37-53 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | John Blanton misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-53 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses the tip | 37-53 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 37-53 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-53 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it in | 39-55 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't tip it in | 39-55 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey gets the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses long on a shot from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | John Blanton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-55 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Rene Esposito is called for the reach on Christopher Brooks - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton, Rafael Barnes | |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Scott Tarin | 41-55 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is called for a charge - foul #3 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Dennis Posey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-55 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Piao China banks in the layup set up by Wilfredo Rizzo | 44-57 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Matthew Breault grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Breault | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Rose - foul #3 on Shawn Rose, team foul #5 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is hacked by Scott Tarin - foul #2 on Scott Tarin, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Scott Tarin | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Blanton (SF) Kevin Davidson | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | John Blanton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the dunk attempt | 46-60 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye tips it home | 48-60 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Franklin Cook | 48-60 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-60 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Piao China makes the floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Brooks and he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF) Christopher Brooks, John Blanton | |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Piao China misses the free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-62 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Piao China makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Davidson is called for the reach on Scott Tarin - foul #2 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG) Matthew Breault | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-64 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Piao China | 48-64 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 48-64 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), John Blanton (PF) Christopher Brooks, Shawn Rose | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo can't connect on a floater from the left side | 48-64 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Davidson | 48-64 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Scott Tarin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Piao China is called for the reach on Dennis Posey - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Piao China pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | John Blanton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Brooks | 48-66 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-66 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Davidson | 51-68 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Norman Dye | 53-68 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo blows the dunk | 53-68 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is called for traveling | 53-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 53-68 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #3 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #5 | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Matthew Breault connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Rafael Barnes and he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #6 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a jumper from the right block | 53-71 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) PF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Scott Tarin is called for the reach on Matthew Breault - foul #3 on Scott Tarin, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Blanton (SF), Darryl Lee (PF) Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-73 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | John Blanton pulls down the rebound | 55-73 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | John Blanton hits a 3 from straight away | 55-76 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | John Blanton swats the short shot by Peter Angulo | 55-76 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | John Blanton gets the rebound | 55-76 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Matthew Breault connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Job | 55-78 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Matthew Breault denies the turnaround by Cody Lingerfelt | 55-78 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Darryl Lee grabs the board | 55-78 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Darryl Lee can't finish the layup | 55-78 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Darryl Lee can't tip it in | 55-78 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 55-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-78 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Darryl Lee is fouled on the floor by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #8 | 55-78 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Darryl Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-78 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the shot from just outside the lane | 57-78 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job dunks the ball set up by Matthew Breault | 57-80 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-80 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Breault | 57-80 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #9 | 57-80 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | John Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-81 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Job steals the ball from Randy Hendrix | 57-81 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | John Blanton hits the finger roll | 57-83 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo clanks a shot from the right side | 57-83 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix snags the offensive board | 57-83 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is hacked by Darryl Lee - foul #1 on Darryl Lee, team foul #8 | 57-83 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 58-83 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-83 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Matthew Breault runs out the clock | 59-83 |