| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Billings (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bertram Leech (fresh) C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | John Billings inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty clanks a shot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Walter Zent | 28-25 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it but misses | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens loses the ball out of bounds | 28-25 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | James Bly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 18:50 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | John Billings drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Miroslav Zolty | 30-25 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | James Bly hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Zent | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 17:59 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 17:36 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:18 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:23 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bertram Leech | 35-31 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette blows the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Aikens - foul #1 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Eric Wright (C) Miroslav Zolty, Bertram Leech, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) James Bly, Walter Zent, John Sledge | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Billings | 37-33 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Eric Wright snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Kevin Riggleman swats the layup by Ardian Zegar | 37-33 |
| 14:58 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar grabs the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Sung Tao makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Billings | 40-33 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | John Billings misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Ouellette - foul #1 on William Ouellette, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Samuel Aikens, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| 14:02 | Kent State | John Billings makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Kent State | John Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Walter Zent | 41-35 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar is whistled for traveling | 41-35 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Andrew Ervin | |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Zent | 41-37 |
| 12:42 | Kent State | Kelly Hill steps in front of the Ardian Zegar pass | 41-37 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 41-37 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Bly pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman's fadeaway is rejected by Ardian Zegar | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the tip | 41-37 |
| 11:59 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sung Tao (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Tully (fresh) PF - Ardian Zegar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Kevin Riggleman - foul #2 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), Bertram Leech (PF) Sung Tao, Ardian Zegar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:34 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill tips it in | 44-39 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | Bertram Leech misses the dunk attempt | 44-39 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Samuel Aikens is called for the reach on Kevin Riggleman - foul #2 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Billings (SF), Eric Wright (C) Keith Tully, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Justin Lewis (SF), Stanley Fuller (C) James Bly, Walter Zent, Kevin Riggleman | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 44-39 |
| 10:02 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 09:53 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Eric Wright misses the tip | 44-39 |
| 09:51 | Kent State | Bertram Leech hits the follow up shot | 46-39 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | John Billings steals the ball from Kelly Hill | 46-39 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | John Billings slams it home | 48-39 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette can't throw it down | 48-39 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | John Billings gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 08:51 | Kent State | Eric Wright makes the floater from the right wing | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 50-39 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 08:25 | Kent State | John Billings hits a floater from close range and he's hacked by Kelly Hill - foul #4 on Kelly Hill, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kent State | Sung Tao (PG), Ardian Zegar (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Miroslav Zolty, Bertram Leech, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill, Stanley Fuller | |
| 08:25 | Kent State | John Billings misses the free throw | 52-41 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 52-41 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Bly | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Sung Tao (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Billings (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tandy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 5 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Walter Zent - foul #1 on Walter Zent, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Keith Tully (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill (PF) John Sledge | |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:25 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy is called for traveling | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Li Xayasith (SG) Samuel Aikens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), William Ouellette (SG) James Bly, Robert Tandy | |
| 06:39 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-44 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Walter Zent | 53-44 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Ivan Jakubowski is called for the reach on Kelly Hill - foul #1 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty (PG), Eric Wright (C) Li Xayasith, Ivan Jakubowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Ervin | 53-46 |
| 05:33 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-46 |
| 05:32 | Kent State | Sung Tao tips it home | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Ardian Zegar takes the ball from Kelly Hill | 55-46 |
| 05:00 | Kent State | Eric Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Aikens (SG), John Billings (SF), Bertram Leech (PF), Ivan Jakubowski (C) Sung Tao, Keith Tully, Ardian Zegar, Eric Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Justin Lewis (SF) Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | James Bly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Ouellette | 55-46 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Samuel Aikens, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) Kelly Hill | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 04:04 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | John Sledge snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman is fouled on the floor by Ivan Jakubowski - foul #2 on Ivan Jakubowski, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ardian Zegar (PF) Bertram Leech | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy (SG), Walter Zent (SF), Stanley Fuller (C) William Ouellette, Justin Lewis, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Miroslav Zolty (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Aikens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ardian Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ivan Jakubowski (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Tandy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 7 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Ardian Zegar swats the shot by Walter Zent | 55-47 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the tip | 55-47 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it home | 55-49 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Walter Zent steals the ball from Ivan Jakubowski | 55-49 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG), Kelly Hill (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Robert Tandy, John Sledge, Stanley Fuller | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Ardian Zegar steals it from Walter Zent | 55-49 |
| 02:04 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 02:02 | Kent State | Ivan Jakubowski misses the tip | 55-49 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is fouled on the floor by John Billings - foul #3 on John Billings, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Bly | 55-51 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Jakubowski | 57-51 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-51 |
| 01:07 | Kent State | John Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | John Billings is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty is hacked by James Bly - foul #1 on James Bly, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shaiming Wang (SF) John Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Walter Zent is called for the reach on Samuel Aikens - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Samuel Aikens misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by William Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ouellette, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | James Bly loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty is fouled in the backcourt by James Bly - foul #2 on James Bly, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Kent State | Miroslav Zolty misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman grabs the board | 59-51 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Ardian Zegar | 59-51 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | James Bly is called for the reach on Ardian Zegar in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bly, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:09 | Kent State | Ardian Zegar misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kelly Hill | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang is hacked by James Bly in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Bly, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:01 | Kent State | Shaiming Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the fullcourt shot | 62-54 |