| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Rezendes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Paik (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Pinegar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 28-36 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Pinegar is called for the reach on Scott Tarin - foul #1 on Robert Pinegar, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Dye | 28-38 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Tarin is called for the reach on Brent Paik - foul #1 on Scott Tarin, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 19:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 18:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young grabs the defensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Dye denies the turnaround by Brent Paik | 31-38 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito blows the layup | 31-40 |
| 17:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darin Sant (PG), Harold Grigsby (SG), Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF), Jerrod Eidson (C) Michael Rezendes, Brent Paik, Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SG), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Darin Sant snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Dye steals the ball from Frank Beliveau | 31-40 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye banks in the layup | 31-42 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerrod Eidson misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 31-42 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the easy layup | 31-42 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye hits the follow up shot | 31-44 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jerrod Eidson | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Darin Sant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Harold Grigsby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Roberts (fresh) PF - Frank Beliveau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrod Eidson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Roberts - foul #2 on Manuel Roberts, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Brent Paik (SG), Rogelio Villegas (SF), Robert Pinegar (PF), Andrew Young (C) Darin Sant, Harold Grigsby, Manuel Roberts, Frank Beliveau, Jerrod Eidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Scott Tarin (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Norman Dye, Peter Angulo | |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:58 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Floyd Sloan - foul #4 on Floyd Sloan, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (PG) Floyd Sloan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar is fouled on the floor by Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| 14:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 13:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas tips it in | 35-50 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-52 |
| 13:01 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik is fouled on the floor by Dennis Posey - foul #4 on Dennis Posey, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF) Rogelio Villegas, Robert Pinegar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Rene Esposito | |
| 12:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau makes the fadeaway from the right side | 37-52 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Young - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SG) Scott Tarin | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 12:34 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 12:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Brent Paik misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:33 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Michael Rezendes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Paik (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Manuel Roberts (fresh) PF - Frank Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 37-55 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Roberts - foul #3 on Manuel Roberts, team foul #5 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darin Sant (PG), Harold Grigsby (SG), Rogelio Villegas (SF), Robert Pinegar (PF), Jerrod Eidson (C) Michael Rezendes, Brent Paik, Manuel Roberts, Frank Beliveau, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Scott Tarin (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Franklin Cook | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 10:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo travels with the ball | 40-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Norman Dye, Peter Angulo | |
| 09:44 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 09:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar tips it home | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is fouled on the floor by Jerrod Eidson - foul #2 on Jerrod Eidson, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau (C) Jerrod Eidson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is called for 5 seconds | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-57 |
| 08:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas tips it but misses | 42-57 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Darin Sant - foul #1 on Darin Sant, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes (PG), Brent Paik (SG), Andrew Young (C) Darin Sant, Harold Grigsby, Frank Beliveau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix | |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:15 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young drills a jump hook in the paint | 44-58 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Pinegar | 44-58 |
| 07:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Robert Pinegar gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan (PG), Frank Beliveau (PF) Michael Rezendes, Robert Pinegar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF) Thurman Harris, Scott Tarin, Rene Esposito | |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Brent Paik (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Rogelio Villegas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Beliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Young (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Rogelio Villegas loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts (SF) Rogelio Villegas | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Floyd Sloan takes the ball from Franklin Cook | 46-61 |
| 06:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Norman Dye picks off the pass by Andrew Young | 46-61 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye banks in the layup | 46-63 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young misses short on a floater in the lane | 46-63 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye scores on a shot in the paint | 46-65 |
| 05:24 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 05:23 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau tips it home | 48-65 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 48-65 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frank Beliveau | 48-65 |
| 04:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Franklin Cook steps in front of the Floyd Sloan pass | 48-65 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the lay-in | 48-65 |
| 03:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Andrew Young pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 03:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan's fadeaway is rejected by Franklin Cook | 48-65 |
| 03:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Frank Beliveau tips it home | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Floyd Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Brent Paik (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Manuel Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Beliveau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Norman Dye (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. C - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Posey - foul #5 on Dennis Posey, team foul #5 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby (SG), Michael Rezendes (SF), Jerrod Eidson (PF), Manuel Ingram (C) Brent Paik, Manuel Roberts, Frank Beliveau, Andrew Young | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Peter Angulo | |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 03:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Floyd Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-67 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 52-69 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Cody Lingerfelt steals it from Jerrod Eidson | 52-69 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla lays it up and in on a great pass from Cody Lingerfelt | 52-71 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerrod Eidson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-71 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin gets the rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin is hacked by Harold Grigsby - foul #2 on Harold Grigsby, team foul #8 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Darin Sant (PG) Floyd Sloan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 02:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Scott Tarin takes the ball from Darin Sant in the backcourt | 52-73 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-73 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Ingram grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-73 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerrod Eidson grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 01:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Bonilla steals the ball from Harold Grigsby | 55-73 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey hits a shot near the basket set up by Kevin Bonilla | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Ingram misses badly on a runner from the right block | 55-75 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Rezendes gets the offensive rebound | 55-75 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is called for traveling | 55-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Roberts (SF), Frank Beliveau (PF) Darin Sant, Manuel Ingram | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF) Richard Gokey | |
| 00:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Harold Grigsby scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin runs out the clock | 57-75 |