| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Herman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman's floater is tipped away by Bruce Moores | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Abel Reed snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:33 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Hill | 30-29 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Moores | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Bruce Moores - foul #2 on Bruce Moores, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman's floater is tipped away by Bruce Moores | 32-31 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Robert Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly is fouled on the floor by Robert Herman - foul #1 on Robert Herman, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (PF) James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG) James Bly | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Herman | 34-31 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin is fouled on the floor by Abel Reed - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Maurice Keith (SG), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, Robert Herman, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by William Ouellette is denied by William Carbone | 34-31 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Keith (fresh) SF - Rodney Sauve (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carbone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | East Carolina | Andrew Ervin steals the ball from Daniel Fitting | 34-33 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is hacked by Maurice Keith - foul #2 on Maurice Keith, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Robert Herman (SF), James Wenskoski (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Rodney Sauve, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Walter Zent (SF) Andrew Ervin, Justin Lewis | |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman lays it in on a great pass from Kelly Hill | 34-35 |
| 14:45 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Fitting | 36-35 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs drills a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Herman | 38-35 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | James Bly clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Robert Herman gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Robert Herman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kelly Hill | 38-35 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly is fouled on the floor by James Wenskoski - foul #2 on James Wenskoski, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Rodney Sauve (SF), William Carbone (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Robert Herman, James Wenskoski, Daniel Fitting | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF) James Bly, Walter Zent, Kelly Hill | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-35 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Sauve | 38-35 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Kevin Riggleman is called for the reach on Bruce Moores - foul #3 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SG) Heath Suggs | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller (C) Kevin Riggleman | |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | John Sledge comes up short on the floater near the basket | 38-35 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Maurice Keith | 38-35 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Keith (fresh) SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) PF - John Sledge (fresh) C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Bruce Moores - foul #3 on Bruce Moores, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), James Wenskoski (PF) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy (SG), Walter Zent (SF), Kevin Riggleman (C) William Ouellette, Justin Lewis, Stanley Fuller | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Abel Reed | 40-37 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bruce Moores - foul #4 on Bruce Moores, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Andrew Ervin | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 3rd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Abel Reed | 43-40 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | John Sledge is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG), Kelly Hill (PF) Robert Tandy, John Sledge | |
| 10:18 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wenskoski | 46-40 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by James Bly | 46-42 |
| 09:38 | East Carolina | William Ouellette takes the ball from Heath Suggs | 46-42 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette banks in the layup | 46-44 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Walter Zent | 46-44 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-44 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Maurice Keith (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Abel Reed, Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Stanley Fuller (C) James Bly, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kevin Riggleman | |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses the fadeaway in the paint | 46-44 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 08:00 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Daniel Fitting | 46-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tandy (fresh) SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Robert Herman buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Randall Hooker | 49-44 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis lays it in | 49-46 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith grabs the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:07 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker can't connect on a runner from the left block | 49-46 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy is fouled on the floor by Mikel Stroinski - foul #2 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, Randall Hooker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill, Stanley Fuller | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | John Sledge blocks the short jumper by Heath Suggs | 49-46 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman hits the finger roll set up by Robert Tandy and he's fouled by Bruce Moores - foul #5 on Bruce Moores, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (C) Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG) Robert Tandy | |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Sauve | 51-48 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-48 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Bly | 51-51 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-51 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses the tip | 51-51 |
| 03:51 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski tips it home | 53-51 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by William Ouellette | 53-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - William Carbone (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Abel Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF) Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Kelly Hill (PF) James Bly, John Sledge | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-55 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF) Robert Herman, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 02:23 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs loses the dribble to Kevin Riggleman | 53-55 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 01:49 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting is fouled on the floor by Walter Zent - foul #4 on Walter Zent, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Andrew Ervin | |
| 01:36 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Abel Reed | 55-58 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette hits the finger roll set up by James Bly | 55-60 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Walter Zent - foul #5 on Walter Zent, team foul #4 | 55-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense 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) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-60 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-60 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting grabs the offensive board | 57-60 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Abel Reed hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rodney Sauve | 60-60 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Ouellette | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina 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) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 60-62 |