| Lineup | Army | PG - Jake Hoban (fresh) SG - Douglas White (fresh) SF - Oscar Dunn (fresh) PF - Rob Campbell (fresh) C - Daniel Boughner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is called for 10 seconds | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Army | Douglas White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Jake Hoban - foul #1 on Jake Hoban, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Army | Douglas White can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Army | Rob Campbell grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Army | Douglas White misses short on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Army | Rob Campbell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Army | Rob Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Army | Rob Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the shot from just outside the lane | 1-6 |
| 17:33 | Army | Jake Hoban is hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| 17:18 | Army | Daniel Boughner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jake Hoban | 4-6 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:04 | Army | Daniel Boughner grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Army | Rob Campbell misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 4-6 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Jake Hoban is called for the reach on Thurman Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jake Hoban, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Army | Thomas Trombetta (PG) Jake Hoban | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the offensive board | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:04 | Army | Thomas Trombetta snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 15:44 | Army | Rob Campbell knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Douglas White | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Thomas Trombetta (fresh) SG - Douglas White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Dunn (fresh) PF - Rob Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Boughner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 15:17 | Army | The rebound goes to Daniel Boughner | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | Army | Peter Angulo steals the ball from Rob Campbell | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo tips it in | 6-8 |
| 14:10 | Army | Daniel Boughner connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Trombetta | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Army | Arthur Allen (SG) Douglas White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Dennis Posey, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| 13:26 | Army | Oscar Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Army | Daniel Boughner tips it in | 10-8 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 13:05 | Army | The rebound goes to Daniel Boughner | 10-8 |
| 12:43 | Army | Thomas Trombetta misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 12:41 | Army | Daniel Boughner misses the tip | 10-8 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Army | Douglas White (SG) Thomas Trombetta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Scott Tarin, Richard Gokey | |
| 12:05 | Army | Oscar Dunn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 10-8 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 10-10 |
| 11:39 | Army | Arthur Allen is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SG - Douglas White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Rob Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Boughner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Army | Rob Campbell is whistled for a carry | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | Thomas Trombetta (PG) Arthur Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | Martin Stevenson (PF) Rob Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 10:48 | Army | Oscar Dunn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Oscar Dunn, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | Eddie Frick (PF) Oscar Dunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG) Thurman Harris | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin is fouled on the floor by Daniel Boughner - foul #1 on Daniel Boughner, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Dye | 10-10 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey is fouled on the floor by Eddie Frick - foul #1 on Eddie Frick, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | Rob Campbell (PF) Eddie Frick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Norman Dye, Randy Hendrix | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 09:40 | Army | The rebound goes to Daniel Boughner | 10-10 |
| 09:23 | Army | Daniel Boughner loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | Oscar Dunn (SF) Daniel Boughner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 10-10 |
| 09:15 | Army | Douglas White grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 09:08 | Army | Martin Stevenson is fouled on the floor by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 08:50 | Army | Thomas Trombetta knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thurman Harris | 12-12 |
| 08:13 | Army | Rob Campbell knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Douglas White and the foul's on Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Army | Arthur Allen (PG), Oliver Brown (SG), Daniel Boughner (C) Thomas Trombetta, Douglas White, Martin Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Dennis Posey, Scott Tarin, Richard Gokey | |
| 08:13 | Army | Rob Campbell makes the free throw | 15-12 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the follow up shot | 15-14 |
| 07:35 | Army | Daniel Boughner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo gets the rebound | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SG - Oliver Brown (fresh) SF - Oscar Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Rob Campbell (tiring) 6 pts. C - Daniel Boughner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Oscar Dunn - foul #2 on Oscar Dunn, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Army | Douglas White (SG), Andrew Green (SF), Eddie Frick (PF) Oliver Brown, Oscar Dunn, Rob Campbell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:23 | Army | The rebound goes to Eddie Frick | 15-14 |
| 07:08 | Army | Douglas White comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dennis Posey - foul #1 on Dennis Posey, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Army | Thomas Trombetta (PG), Martin Stevenson (SF) Arthur Allen, Andrew Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:08 | Army | Douglas White makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 07:08 | Army | Douglas White makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 06:42 | Army | Daniel Boughner snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:31 | Army | Douglas White makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris's pass is intercepted by Thomas Trombetta | 19-14 |
| 05:56 | Army | Martin Stevenson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-14 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Martin Stevenson - foul #1 on Martin Stevenson, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Army | Andrew Green (SF), Rob Campbell (PF) Martin Stevenson, Eddie Frick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Richard Gokey (PF) Thurman Harris, Randy Hendrix | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:37 | Army | Rob Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:22 | Army | Rob Campbell misses the dunk attempt | 19-14 |
| 05:21 | Army | Andrew Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 05:16 | Army | Douglas White makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Rob Campbell | 21-14 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-14 |
| 04:57 | Army | The rebound goes to Daniel Boughner | 21-14 |
| 04:36 | Army | Daniel Boughner connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Trombetta | 23-14 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye is hacked by Andrew Green - foul #1 on Andrew Green, team foul #8 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Army | Arthur Allen (PG), Oliver Brown (SG), Martin Stevenson (SF), Eddie Frick (C) Thomas Trombetta, Douglas White, Andrew Green, Daniel Boughner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 04:07 | Army | Rob Campbell is hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #7 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Randy Hendrix | |
| 04:07 | Army | Rob Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:07 | Army | Rob Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 24-16 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is whistled for traveling | 24-16 |
| Subs | Army | Jake Hoban (PG), Oscar Dunn (SF) Oliver Brown, Eddie Frick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey, Peter Angulo | |
| 03:35 | Army | Oscar Dunn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jake Hoban | 27-16 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jake Hoban (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Allen (fresh) SF - Oscar Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rob Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Stevenson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jake Hoban - foul #3 on Jake Hoban, team foul #9 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Army | Douglas White (SG) Jake Hoban | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Dennis Posey (SG) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 03:21 | Army | Douglas White snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 02:58 | Army | Rob Campbell misses the lay-in | 27-17 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-17 |
| 02:34 | Army | Martin Stevenson gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 02:30 | Army | Oscar Dunn misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is hacked by Martin Stevenson - foul #2 on Martin Stevenson, team foul #10 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Army | Thomas Trombetta (PG), Eddie Frick (PF), Daniel Boughner (C) Arthur Allen, Rob Campbell, Martin Stevenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF) Scott Tarin | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 01:59 | Army | Douglas White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 27-19 |
| 01:39 | Army | The rebound goes to Eddie Frick | 27-19 |
| 01:23 | Army | Daniel Boughner comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Norman Dye - foul #1 on Norman Dye, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| 01:23 | Army | Daniel Boughner makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 01:23 | Army | Daniel Boughner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Army | Arthur Allen (SG) Douglas White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG) Thurman Harris | |
| 00:52 | Army | Oscar Dunn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-19 |
| 00:50 | Army | Thomas Trombetta tips it home | 31-19 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook is hacked by Eddie Frick - foul #2 on Eddie Frick, team foul #11 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Army | Rob Campbell (PF) Eddie Frick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 31-20 |
| 00:33 | Army | Daniel Boughner grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 00:20 | Army | Arthur Allen is fouled on the floor by Dennis Posey - foul #2 on Dennis Posey, team foul #9 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Army | Douglas White (SG) Thomas Trombetta | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (C) Dennis Posey, Franklin Cook | |
| 00:20 | Army | Arthur Allen misses the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin hits the finger roll | 31-22 |
| 00:00 | Army | Oscar Dunn hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 31-22 |