| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nick Ivey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Butterworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 36-22 |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen tips it in | 36-24 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Cook | 36-24 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Thurman Harris is called for the reach on Jacob Allen - foul #1 on Thurman Harris, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser's pass is intercepted by Rene Esposito | 36-24 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye misses the easy layup | 36-24 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the offensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Nick Ivey - foul #2 on Nick Ivey, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Dye - foul #2 on Norman Dye, team foul #2 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (PF) Dikembe Dare | |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris is hacked by Jonathon Funkhouser in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Funkhouser, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson (PF) Nick Ivey | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 38-26 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson is called for traveling | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Jacob Allen, James Butterworth | |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Jerry Henn steps in front of the Dennis Posey pass | 38-26 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Tarin - foul #2 on Scott Tarin, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Donald Rosendahl is called for the reach on Cody Lingerfelt - foul #3 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Nick Ivey (SF), Dikembe Dare (PF) Donald Rosendahl, Mark Nelson, Jonathan Cromwell | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a floater in the lane | 38-27 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dan Patchett (fresh) SG - Dan Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nick Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Henn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Dare - foul #1 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Dennis Posey, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Christopher Grant (SG) Dan Patchett, Dan Wilson | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito lays it in on a nice dish by Scott Tarin and he's fouled by Jerry Henn - foul #2 on Jerry Henn, team foul #5 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth (C) Jerry Henn | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 15:22 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #4 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathon Funkhouser | 41-30 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott Tarin | 43-30 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Peter Angulo (C) Scott Tarin, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (SF), Mark Nelson (PF) Nick Ivey, Dikembe Dare | |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Franklin Cook - foul #1 on Franklin Cook, team foul #5 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SF) James Butterworth | |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey loses the dribble to Christopher Grant | 43-31 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Norman Dye - foul #3 on Norman Dye, team foul #6 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (PG), Scott Tarin (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell (C) Jonathon Funkhouser | |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Cromwell is called for the reach on Cody Lingerfelt - foul #1 on Jonathan Cromwell, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (SG), Nick Ivey (SF), Dikembe Dare (PF), James Butterworth (C) Christopher Grant, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson, Jonathan Cromwell | |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 12:18 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-33 |
| 12:16 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG) Donald Rosendahl | |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Norman Dye (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nick Ivey (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Butterworth (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Dare hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Jacob Allen steps in front of the Norman Dye pass | 43-38 |
| 11:04 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen can't finish the layup | 43-38 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Rene Esposito | 45-38 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Thurman Harris steals it from Nick Ivey | 45-38 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris jams it | 47-38 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 47-38 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Butterworth | 47-38 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 47-40 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jacob Allen - foul #2 on Jacob Allen, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Scott Tarin (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Dennis Posey, Norman Dye, Franklin Cook, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Christopher Grant (SG), Jerry Henn (SF), Mark Nelson (PF), Jonathan Cromwell (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Jacob Allen, Nick Ivey, Dikembe Dare, James Butterworth | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-40 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant misses the lay-in | 49-40 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is whistled for a carry | 49-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Thurman Harris | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant misses the jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Rosendahl | 49-42 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 07:39 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn can't finish the layup | 52-42 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Scott Tarin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Rosendahl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Grant (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jerry Henn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Cromwell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is whistled for a carry | 52-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey (SG), Norman Dye (SF), Franklin Cook (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), James Butterworth (C) Donald Rosendahl, Jonathan Cromwell | |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Tarin | 55-42 |
| 06:31 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Henn | 55-45 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey clanks a floater in the paint but he's fouled by James Butterworth - foul #3 on James Butterworth, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Scott Tarin, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SG), Nick Ivey (SF), Dikembe Dare (PF) Christopher Grant, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen's floater is knocked away by Rene Esposito | 57-45 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Dennis Posey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell (C) James Butterworth | |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Nick Ivey takes the ball from Franklin Cook | 57-47 |
| 04:48 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jonathon Funkhouser | 57-49 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Dennis Posey | 59-49 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Cook is called for the reach on Jacob Allen - foul #2 on Franklin Cook, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (PG), Peter Angulo (C) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Grant (SG), Jerry Henn (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Jonathan Cromwell | |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn grabs the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:13 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Posey steals it from Jacob Allen | 59-49 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Norman Dye knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott Tarin | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Franklin Cook snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thurman Harris (PG), Randy Hendrix (C) Norman Dye, Franklin Cook | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Mark Nelson (PF), James Butterworth (C) Jacob Allen, Nick Ivey, Dikembe Dare | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thurman Harris (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis Posey (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Tarin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Henn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Butterworth (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Peter Angulo is called for the reach on Jerry Henn - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #11 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Rene Esposito (C) Dennis Posey, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn misses the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (C) Thurman Harris, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF) Jonathon Funkhouser, Christopher Grant, James Butterworth | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson's pass is intercepted by Peter Angulo | 63-49 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Hendrix | 65-49 |
| 02:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Scott Tarin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SF) Jerry Henn | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla and the foul's on Donald Rosendahl - foul #4 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #10 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin (SG) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (SF) Dan Wilson | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-49 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson is fouled on the floor by Cody Lingerfelt - foul #2 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #12 | 68-49 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Cody Lingerfelt steals the ball from Jacob Allen | 70-50 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin can't throw it down | 70-50 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix gets the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Scott Tarin runs out the clock | 70-50 |