| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Humboldt St. | PG - Lester Macdonald (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Bogen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Proctor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Humboldt St. | Brandon Collins inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Humboldt St. | Brad Nelson is called for the reach on Richard Proctor - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | James Witte (SG) Brandon Collins | |
| 19:30 | Humboldt St. | The jump hook by James Bogen is blocked by Brad Nelson | 31-36 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 19:07 | Humboldt St. | James Witte grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 19:01 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen tips it home | 31-38 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Travis Dunaway | 33-38 |
| 18:32 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Witte and he's fouled by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Michael Aten | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), Brandon Collins (SF) Lester Macdonald, James Witte | |
| 18:32 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-41 |
| 18:01 | Humboldt St. | The rebound goes to Brandon Collins | 33-41 |
| 17:41 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall (PG), Lester Macdonald (SG), Dallas Banks (C) Jeffrey McElmurry, Stanley Gorman, James Bogen | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Terrell | 35-41 |
| 17:10 | Humboldt St. | Jack Wallace steals it from Dallas Banks | 35-41 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace throws it down | 37-41 |
| 16:48 | Humboldt St. | Matthew Massie blocks the short jumper by Richard Proctor | 37-41 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie travels with the ball | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), James Witte (SG), Stanley Gorman (SF), James Bogen (PF) Calvin Hall, Lester Macdonald, Brandon Collins, Dallas Banks | |
| 16:16 | Humboldt St. | Richard Proctor misses long on a jumper near the basket | 37-41 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 16:01 | Humboldt St. | James Witte misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG) Jeffrey McElmurry | |
| 16:01 | Humboldt St. | James Witte makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:01 | Humboldt St. | James Witte makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Gorman steps in front of the Michael Aten pass in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Humboldt St. | PG - Lester Macdonald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Witte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Gorman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Bogen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Proctor (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG) James Witte | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Lester Macdonald steps in front of the Michael Aten pass in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 15:28 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-43 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lester Macdonald - foul #2 on Lester Macdonald, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Ezekiel Godby (C) Travis Dunaway, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Brandon Collins (SF), Dallas Banks (C) Jeffrey McElmurry, James Bogen | |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:49 | Humboldt St. | Elbert Russ is called for the reach on Dallas Banks - foul #1 on Elbert Russ, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), James Witte (SG), Neil Noack (PF) Lester Macdonald, Stanley Gorman, Dallas Banks | |
| 14:36 | Humboldt St. | James Witte drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Elbert Russ - foul #2 on Elbert Russ, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Randy Simon (PF) Michael Aten, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG), James Bogen (PF) Jeffrey McElmurry, Neil Noack | |
| 14:36 | Humboldt St. | James Witte misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:42 | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Jack Wallace, Elbert Russ, Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), Stanley Gorman (SG), Dallas Banks (C) Lester Macdonald, James Witte, James Bogen | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dallas Banks - foul #1 on Dallas Banks, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (SG) Brandon Collins | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:29 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:06 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-45 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brad Nelson | 44-45 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey McElmurry steals it from Ted Terrell in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 12:55 | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ted Terrell | 47-45 |
| 12:28 | Humboldt St. | Matthew Massie blocks the short jumper by Richard Proctor | 47-45 |
| 12:26 | Humboldt St. | Richard Proctor grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 12:14 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Ward - foul #1 on Ronald Ward, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall (PG), Brandon Collins (SF), James Bogen (PF) Jeffrey McElmurry, Lester Macdonald, Dallas Banks | |
| 12:14 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 12:14 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ is fouled on the floor by Calvin Hall - foul #2 on Calvin Hall, team foul #3 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG), James Witte (SG), Dallas Banks (C) Calvin Hall, Stanley Gorman, Richard Proctor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Humboldt St. | PG - Lester Macdonald (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Witte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Bogen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dallas Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 11:17 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by James Bogen and the foul's on Michael Aten - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Elbert Russ, Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall (PG), Stanley Gorman (SG), Neil Noack (PF) Lester Macdonald, James Witte, James Bogen | |
| 11:17 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks makes the free throw | 49-50 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Ward, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Michael Aten | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), James Bogen (PF), Richard Proctor (C) Calvin Hall, Neil Noack, Dallas Banks | |
| 10:36 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen knocks in the shot from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 09:59 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen connects on the runner from the left block | 51-52 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 51-52 |
| 09:35 | Humboldt St. | The rebound goes to Brandon Collins | 51-52 |
| 09:20 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey McElmurry | 51-55 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is hacked by Stanley Gorman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Gorman, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG), James Witte (SG), Neil Noack (PF), Dallas Banks (C) Jeffrey McElmurry, Stanley Gorman, James Bogen, Richard Proctor | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-55 |
| 09:05 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:52 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks loses the ball out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall (PG), Stanley Gorman (SF), Richard Proctor (C) James Witte, Brandon Collins, Dallas Banks | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Lester Macdonald steals it from Ted Terrell in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 08:32 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Lester Macdonald steals it from Michael Aten in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 08:08 | Humboldt St. | Randy Simon blocks the jumper by Richard Proctor | 51-55 |
| 08:06 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:48 | Humboldt St. | Richard Proctor connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Lester Macdonald and he's hacked by Randy Simon - foul #3 on Randy Simon, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | James Witte (SG), Brandon Collins (SF), James Bogen (PF) Calvin Hall, Stanley Gorman, Neil Noack | |
| 07:48 | Humboldt St. | Richard Proctor misses the free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Humboldt St. | PG - Lester Macdonald (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - James Witte (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Bogen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Proctor (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | James Bogen steals the ball from Brad Nelson | 51-57 |
| 07:12 | Humboldt St. | James Witte is fouled on the floor by Elbert Russ - foul #3 on Elbert Russ, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks (C) Richard Proctor | |
| 07:12 | Humboldt St. | James Witte makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:12 | Humboldt St. | James Witte misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 06:50 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks is hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), Stanley Gorman (SF) James Witte, Brandon Collins | |
| 06:50 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:50 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses the tip | 53-59 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie lays it up and in set up by Brad Nelson | 55-59 |
| 06:10 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 06:08 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Matthew Massie | 58-59 |
| 05:29 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks can't connect on a floater from close range | 58-59 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Lester Macdonald steps in front of the Travis Dunaway pass in the backcourt | 58-59 |
| 05:15 | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-59 |
| 04:53 | Humboldt St. | Brad Nelson swats the layup by Dallas Banks | 60-59 |
| 04:51 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 04:33 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks loses the dribble to Travis Dunaway | 60-59 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Macdonald - foul #3 on Lester Macdonald, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| 04:31 | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | James Witte (SG), Brandon Collins (SF), Neil Noack (PF), Richard Proctor (C) Jeffrey McElmurry, Stanley Gorman, James Bogen, Dallas Banks | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the floater from close range | 60-59 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell gets the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 03:51 | Humboldt St. | James Witte is hacked by Randy Simon - foul #4 on Randy Simon, team foul #12 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall (PG), James Bogen (PF) Lester Macdonald, Neil Noack | |
| 03:51 | Humboldt St. | James Witte makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Humboldt St. | James Witte makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Humboldt St. | PG - Calvin Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Witte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Bogen (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Proctor (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ryan Mickelsen | 65-61 |
| 03:36 | Humboldt St. | Calvin Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen banks in the wide open layup | 67-61 |
| 02:50 | Humboldt St. | James Witte misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by Richard Proctor - foul #3 on Richard Proctor, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG), Stanley Gorman (SG), Dallas Banks (C) Calvin Hall, James Witte, James Bogen | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:15 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-61 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Michael Aten | 71-61 |
| 01:47 | Humboldt St. | Elbert Russ takes the ball from Brandon Collins | 71-61 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 01:19 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman snags the defensive board | 71-61 |
| 01:14 | Humboldt St. | Brandon Collins makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 00:54 | Humboldt St. | Dallas Banks gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:54 | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | James Bogen (PF) Dallas Banks | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Humboldt St. | Brandon Collins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is hacked by Lester Macdonald in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lester Macdonald, team foul #7 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (SF) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:45 | Humboldt St. | The rebound goes to Richard Proctor | 71-64 |
| 00:41 | Humboldt St. | Randy Simon blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lester Macdonald | 71-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is hacked by Stanley Gorman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Gorman, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen is hacked by Randy Simon - foul #5 on Randy Simon, team foul #13 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | | |
| 00:31 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | Humboldt St. | James Bogen misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Stanley Gorman is called for the reach on Brad Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Gorman, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | | |
| 00:28 | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:22 | Humboldt St. | Travis Dunaway is called for the reach on Stanley Gorman - foul #2 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Matthew Massie (PF), Ezekiel Godby (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG), James Witte (SG), Neil Noack (PF), Dallas Banks (C) Lester Macdonald, Brandon Collins, James Bogen, Richard Proctor | |
| 00:22 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:22 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is fouled in the backcourt by James Witte - foul #1 on James Witte, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Elbert Russ, Matthew Massie, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Lester Macdonald (PG), Brandon Collins (SF), James Bogen (PF), Richard Proctor (C) Jeffrey McElmurry, James Witte, Neil Noack, Dallas Banks | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:21 | Humboldt St. | Brandon Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 00:14 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Lester Macdonald is called for the reach on Michael Aten in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Macdonald, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Humboldt St. | Jeffrey McElmurry (PG) Lester Macdonald | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:06 | Humboldt St. | Stanley Gorman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-69 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson pulls down the rebound | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Humboldt St. | Humboldt St. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten runs out the clock | 77-69 |