| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Troy Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Wickersham (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Martin Keith inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | American U. | Russell Wickersham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Franklin Cook | 34-34 |
| 19:14 | American U. | Troy Harrington makes the shot from the right side | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Troy Harrington - foul #2 on Troy Harrington, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 18:25 | American U. | Martin Keith buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Jack Wilham | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook clanks a floater from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | American U. | Troy Harrington gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:48 | American U. | Martin Keith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Wickersham - foul #2 on Russell Wickersham, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG), Robert Schneider (SG), Leonard Pruett (SF), Robert Ball (PF), Benny Pettie (C) Jack Wilham, Troy Harrington, Martin Keith, Thomas Fisher, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:10 | American U. | Robert Schneider comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 40-38 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled on the floor by Robert Schneider - foul #2 on Robert Schneider, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 16:22 | American U. | Robert Schneider pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:06 | American U. | Randy Hendrix is called for the reach on Leonard Pruett - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Troy Harrington (SG), Martin Keith (SF) Matthew Lockwood, Robert Schneider, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Dennis Posey | |
| 15:43 | American U. | Benny Pettie is called for a charge - foul #1 on Benny Pettie, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Fisher (PF) Leonard Pruett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Troy Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Benny Pettie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 15:17 | American U. | Benny Pettie grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:00 | American U. | Benny Pettie buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Troy Harrington | 43-38 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Benny Pettie - foul #2 on Benny Pettie, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | American U. | Russell Wickersham (C) Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:41 | American U. | Jack Wilham misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:40 | American U. | Thomas Fisher grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | American U. | Jack Wilham connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Russell Wickersham | 45-40 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Fisher - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG), Robert Schneider (SG), Leonard Pruett (SF), Robert Ball (PF) Jack Wilham, Troy Harrington, Martin Keith, Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF) Rene Esposito | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:40 | American U. | Russell Wickersham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Norman Dye | 45-46 |
| 13:19 | American U. | Robert Ball steps out of bounds on the baseline | 45-46 |
| Subs | American U. | Benny Pettie (C) Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Randy Hendrix | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook scores on a floater from the right block | 45-48 |
| 12:46 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | American U. | Troy Harrington (SG) Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey tips it in | 45-50 |
| 12:02 | American U. | Leonard Pruett is whistled for traveling | 45-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Martin Keith (SF), Thomas Fisher (PF), Allen Heath (C) Matthew Lockwood, Leonard Pruett, Robert Schneider, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Norman Dye, Peter Angulo | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 11:41 | American U. | Jack Wilham snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 6 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | American U. | Jack Wilham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a runner from the right block | 48-50 |
| 11:00 | American U. | Troy Harrington snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 10:43 | American U. | Martin Keith is whistled for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Schneider (SG), Russell Wickersham (C) Troy Harrington, Allen Heath | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Scott Tarin, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Wickersham - foul #3 on Russell Wickersham, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | American U. | Leonard Pruett (SF), Robert Ball (PF) Martin Keith, Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:08 | American U. | Russell Wickersham misses the easy layup | 48-52 |
| 10:06 | American U. | Robert Schneider can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG) Jack Wilham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 09:32 | American U. | Leonard Pruett misses short on a floater from the right side | 48-52 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is fouled on the floor by Leonard Pruett - foul #1 on Leonard Pruett, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | American U. | Troy Harrington (SG), Martin Keith (SF) Robert Schneider, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 08:47 | American U. | Troy Harrington drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Lockwood | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Lockwood - foul #2 on Matthew Lockwood, team foul #9 | 51-54 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Thomas Fisher (PF), Benny Pettie (C) Matthew Lockwood, Leonard Pruett, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SF) Norman Dye | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook hits the follow up shot | 51-56 |
| 07:48 | American U. | Troy Harrington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 07:46 | American U. | Benny Pettie gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:23 | American U. | Benny Pettie clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Harrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Benny Pettie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't throw it down but he's fouled by Jack Wilham - foul #1 on Jack Wilham, team foul #10 | 51-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Schneider (SG), Leonard Pruett (SF) Troy Harrington, Martin Keith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Rene Esposito | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:10 | American U. | Thomas Fisher snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Robert Schneider misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG) Jack Wilham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Franklin Cook | |
| 06:48 | American U. | Robert Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:48 | American U. | Robert Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Schneider steals it from Randy Hendrix | 52-57 |
| 06:27 | American U. | Leonard Pruett misses the lay-in | 52-57 |
| 06:26 | American U. | Leonard Pruett tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Tarin, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Ball (PF), Russell Wickersham (C) Thomas Fisher, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG) Scott Tarin, Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 05:54 | American U. | Robert Schneider drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the fadeaway from the left side | 56-57 |
| 05:49 | American U. | Russell Wickersham snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 05:40 | American U. | Leonard Pruett connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Ball | 58-57 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-57 |
| 05:19 | American U. | Leonard Pruett grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 05:00 | American U. | Leonard Pruett drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #5 | 60-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Troy Harrington (SG), Martin Keith (SF) Matthew Lockwood, Robert Schneider, Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| 05:00 | American U. | Leonard Pruett makes the free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Wickersham | 61-57 |
| 04:29 | American U. | Leonard Pruett grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 04:19 | American U. | Jack Wilham is hacked by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Thomas Fisher (PF), Benny Pettie (C) Leonard Pruett, Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (SF) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye | |
| 04:03 | American U. | Benny Pettie buries a runner in the lane set up by Jack Wilham | 63-57 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-57 |
| 03:57 | American U. | The rebound goes to Benny Pettie | 63-57 |
| 03:43 | American U. | Martin Keith drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG) Rene Esposito | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | American U. | Thomas Fisher loses the dribble to Cody Lingerfelt | 66-57 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Jack Wilham (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Troy Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Keith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Benny Pettie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Angulo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Benny Pettie is called for the reach on Cody Lingerfelt - foul #3 on Benny Pettie, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG), Leonard Pruett (SF), Robert Schneider (PF) Jack Wilham, Martin Keith, Thomas Fisher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF) Scott Tarin | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 03:00 | American U. | American U. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Jack Wilham (PG), Martin Keith (SF), Russell Wickersham (C) Matthew Lockwood, Robert Schneider, Benny Pettie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| 02:37 | American U. | Jack Wilham scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Rene Esposito is blocked by Russell Wickersham | 68-58 |
| 02:19 | American U. | The rebound goes to Leonard Pruett | 68-58 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Russell Wickersham clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Matthew Lockwood (PG), Robert Schneider (SG), Robert Ball (PF) Jack Wilham, Troy Harrington, Martin Keith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 01:56 | American U. | Russell Wickersham misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Russell Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 69-58 |
| 01:47 | American U. | Robert Schneider pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Kevin Bonilla steals the ball from Robert Ball | 69-58 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-58 |
| 01:13 | American U. | Russell Wickersham pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:07 | American U. | Robert Schneider can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-58 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-58 |
| Subs | American U. | Benny Pettie (C) Russell Wickersham | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | American U. | Leonard Pruett is fouled in the backcourt by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | American U. | William Phillips (SF) Robert Ball | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:57 | American U. | Leonard Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:57 | American U. | Leonard Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo buries a runner near the basket set up by Scott Tarin | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | American U. | Benny Pettie drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Pruett | 73-60 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Benny Pettie is called for the reach on Peter Angulo - foul #4 on Benny Pettie, team foul #12 | 73-60 |
| Subs | American U. | Robert Ball (PF) William Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Matthew Lockwood runs out the clock | 73-62 |