| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Hill drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Frank St. Thomas - foul #2 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF) Gerald Stroble | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the free throw | 31-39 |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Michael Heavner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey banks in the layup and the foul's on Richard Mederos - foul #2 on Richard Mederos, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best | |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Stoney | 33-42 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Anthony Williams can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David White | 33-42 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Stoney, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Charles Champagne (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, David White | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price | |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank St. Thomas | 33-44 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by David Avitia | 35-44 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Rainey | 35-47 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the floater from close range | 37-47 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Matt Henton blows the dunk but he's hacked by Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Travis Tucker (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Christopher Stoney steals the ball from Michael Heavner in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Tucker takes the ball from Charles Champagne | 37-49 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Matt Henton double dribbles | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (SG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Matt Henton, Travis Tucker | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Zane Branch (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Stroble - foul #3 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Frank St. Thomas | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Anthony Williams is hacked by Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Stanford Price banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Heavner | 37-51 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Heavner - foul #1 on Michael Heavner, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas (C) Stanford Price | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Anthony Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the dribble to Anthony Williams | 38-54 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Christopher Stoney steals the ball from Anthony Williams in the backcourt | 38-54 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the easy layup | 38-54 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the offensive board | 38-54 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | Zane Branch is called for the reach on Michael Heavner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Zane Branch, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Stanford Price | |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Zane Branch is called for the reach on Thomas Johnson - foul #5 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | David Avitia travels with the ball | 40-56 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Avitia | 40-56 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 40-56 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | David White is called for the reach on Matt Henton in the backcourt - foul #3 on David White, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hendrickson (SF), Charles Champagne (C) George Hill, David White | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne double dribbles | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF) Joseph Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG) Glenn Best | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-56 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Champagne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Henton (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank St. Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes is whistled for a carry | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney (PF) Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Frank St. Thomas | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-56 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 40-56 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Michael Heavner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (SG), Joseph Hendrickson (SF) David Avitia, George Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Charles Champagne is denied by Frank St. Thomas | 40-56 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Glenn Best is hacked by Peter Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Barnes, team foul #9 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Joseph Hendrickson, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG) Gerald Stroble | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the floater from the left side | 40-58 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stoney | 40-58 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans can't connect on a runner from the right block | 40-58 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney is hacked by Matthew Rainey - foul #4 on Matthew Rainey, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Glenn Best, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Stanford Price snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Michael Heavner knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-61 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill loses the dribble to Matthew Rainey | 40-61 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Matt Henton is hacked by Peter Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Barnes, team foul #10 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (SG), Joseph Hendrickson (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Peter Barnes, George Hill, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Stanford Price | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Matt Henton misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-62 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 40-62 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by David White - foul #4 on David White, team foul #11 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Christopher Stoney, David White | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-62 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hendrickson misses the tip | 40-62 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Travis Tucker pulls down the rebound | 40-62 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the runner from close range | 40-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Champagne (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Tucker (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Champagne - foul #2 on Charles Champagne, team foul #12 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF) David Avitia, Joseph Hendrickson, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Stanford Price, Travis Tucker | |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | George Hill can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-64 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey snags the defensive board | 40-64 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Anthony Williams's pass is intercepted by Richard Mederos in the backcourt | 40-64 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-64 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the offensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Frank St. Thomas denies the turnaround by Charles Champagne | 40-64 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #13 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF) Richard Mederos, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | George Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF) Gerald Stroble | |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Stanford Price drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Johnson | 40-67 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Matt Henton - foul #2 on Matt Henton, team foul #6 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF) Christopher Stoney | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 3rd free throw | 43-67 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-67 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Jacobs | 43-67 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-67 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #14 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), Charles Champagne (C) David Avitia, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-69 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the tip | 46-69 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Glenn Best grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the offensive board | 46-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Hill (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Champagne (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Best (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matt Henton (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Stanford Price (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Matt Henton is hacked by Peter Barnes - foul #4 on Peter Barnes, team foul #15 | 46-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Charles Champagne | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-71 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans tips it but misses | 46-71 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Glenn Best | 46-71 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses the easy open layup | 46-71 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the board | 46-71 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson steps in front of the Peter Barnes pass | 46-71 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson lays it up and in | 46-73 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | David Avitia scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Barnes and he's hacked by Glenn Best - foul #1 on Glenn Best, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (SG), Joseph Hendrickson (SF), David White (C) Peter Barnes, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Travis Tucker | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Stanford Price snags the defensive board | 48-73 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Christopher Stoney swats the layup by Stanford Price | 48-73 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Stanford Price can't tip it in | 48-73 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Stanford Price is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 48-75 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Gerald Stroble picks off the pass by Richard Mederos | 48-75 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Joseph Hendrickson steals it from Stanford Price | 48-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Roman Zamora is called for the reach on David Avitia - foul #1 on Roman Zamora, team foul #8 | 48-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Joseph Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Roman Zamora, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 49-75 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Tucker | 50-77 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 52-77 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson runs out the clock | 52-77 |