| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Aten | 37-28 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lee Cardona | 37-30 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:04 | UTEP | Richard Lao is called for 5 seconds | 37-30 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway is hacked by Dan Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Taylor, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 39-30 |
| 18:42 | UTEP | Lee Cardona's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao, Kelvin Porter | |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is fouled in the backcourt by Lee Cardona - foul #1 on Lee Cardona, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Mickelsen | 42-30 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Brad Nelson - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor | |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Eli Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:14 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 42-31 |
| 17:55 | UTEP | John Pavon pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF) Eli Haynes | |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:41 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-31 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Riggs is called for the reach on Ezekiel Godby - foul #1 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 16:45 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ted Terrell | 45-31 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby is hacked by Gregory Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Randy Simon, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Eli Haynes (PF) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Richard Lao | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Lee Cardona picks off the pass by Ezekiel Godby | 45-31 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Aten - foul #3 on Michael Aten, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), John Lennon (PF) Gregory Lawson, Eli Haynes | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses short on an open runner near the basket but the foul's on Kelvin Porter - foul #2 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #5 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) Kelvin Porter | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:06 | UTEP | Russell Hughes misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 15:04 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs can't tip it in | 47-33 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Randy Simon (SF) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Richard Lao (PF) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Ronald Riggs | |
| 14:39 | UTEP | John Pavon misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Ted Terrell - foul #3 on Ted Terrell, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Ronald Riggs (C) John Lennon | |
| 14:39 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | John Pavon misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:39 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Richard Lao misses the shot near the basket but the foul's on Matthew Massie - foul #4 on Matthew Massie, team foul #6 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (SF) Russell Hughes | |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 14:25 | UTEP | Richard Lao makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 47-36 |
| 14:10 | UTEP | Eli Haynes snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 13:49 | UTEP | Richard Lao scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Pavon | 47-39 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Stephen Baynes is called for the reach on Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Richard Lao | |
| 12:56 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lee Cardona | 47-42 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Travis Dunaway and he's fouled by Kelvin Porter - foul #3 on Kelvin Porter, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG) Travis Dunaway | |
| Subs | UTEP | Russell Hughes (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Gregory Lawson, John Lennon | |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:21 | UTEP | Russell Hughes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 12:19 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it but misses | 50-42 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the tip | 50-42 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Richard Lao | |
| 11:53 | UTEP | Dan Taylor drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Cardona | 50-44 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 50-44 |
| 11:26 | UTEP | Dan Taylor grabs the board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Godby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Lee Cardona (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dan Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Russell Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelvin Porter (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | UTEP | Dan Taylor connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen blows the layup but he's hacked by Dan Taylor - foul #2 on Dan Taylor, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Randy Simon (PF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Ezekiel Godby, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson clanks a shot from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 10:41 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 10:25 | UTEP | Ronald Ward picks off the pass by Stephen Baynes | 52-47 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 54-47 |
| 09:59 | UTEP | John Lennon loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF) Gregory Lawson | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Lao takes the ball from Jack Wallace | 54-47 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is fouled on the floor by Travis Dunaway - foul #2 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) John Pavon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:24 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen blows the layup | 54-49 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell tips it in | 56-49 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Aten - foul #4 on Michael Aten, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG), Ezekiel Godby (C) Michael Aten, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Eli Haynes (C) Stephen Baynes, John Lennon | |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:50 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Lee Cardona takes the ball from Brad Nelson | 56-51 |
| 08:18 | UTEP | Richard Lao knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Cardona | 56-53 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson is called for traveling | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Ted Terrell, Elbert Russ, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Ronald Riggs (C) Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes | |
| 07:40 | UTEP | Richard Lao travels with the ball | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG) Lee Cardona | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 07:17 | UTEP | Richard Lao gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Simon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) SG - John Pavon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 06:49 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Riggs | 56-56 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Riggs - foul #2 on Ronald Riggs, team foul #9 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Ezekiel Godby (PF) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Dan Taylor (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tyler Drewry, John Pavon, Gregory Lawson, Richard Lao, Ronald Riggs | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | UTEP | Dan Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Lee Cardona | 57-59 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 59-59 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Lee Cardona is fouled on the floor by Michael Aten - foul #5 on Michael Aten, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Michael Aten, Randy Simon, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Eli Haynes | |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Lee Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Lee Cardona misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 59-60 |
| 05:31 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dan Taylor | 59-63 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Lee Cardona is called for the reach on Ronald Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Cardona, team foul #10 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (SG) Dan Taylor | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 05:29 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 05:13 | UTEP | Lee Cardona makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Lennon | 60-66 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Drewry - foul #2 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #11 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), Richard Lao (PF) Lee Cardona, Tyler Drewry, Russell Hughes, Kelvin Porter | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Richard Lao | 61-66 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Lennon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dan Taylor (SG), Ronald Riggs (C) John Pavon, Richard Lao | |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:32 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward pulls down the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses long on an open runner from the baseline | 61-67 |
| 04:15 | UTEP | John Lennon gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | Dan Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Travis Dunaway | 63-67 |
| 03:44 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Riggs takes the ball from Brad Nelson | 63-70 |
| 03:21 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the floater from the right wing set up by Ronald Riggs | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dan Taylor (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Lennon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Riggs steps in front of the Ronald Ward pass | 63-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Dan Taylor is hacked by Travis Dunaway - foul #3 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | UTEP | Lee Cardona (PG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 02:49 | UTEP | Dan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | UTEP | Richard Lao (PF) Kelvin Porter | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-74 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon tips it home | 65-74 |
| 02:23 | UTEP | Lee Cardona knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Taylor | 65-77 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby clanks a jumper from the baseline | 65-77 |
| 02:08 | UTEP | Eli Haynes pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Eli Haynes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lee Cardona and the foul's on Matthew Massie - foul #5 on Matthew Massie, team foul #12 | 65-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Elbert Russ (SG) Travis Dunaway, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Gregory Lawson (SF), John Lennon (C) Lee Cardona, Dan Taylor, Russell Hughes, Richard Lao | |
| 01:47 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses the free throw | 65-79 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the board | 65-79 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Gregory Lawson swats the layup by Elbert Russ | 65-79 |
| 01:34 | UTEP | John Lennon gets the rebound | 65-79 |
| 01:09 | UTEP | The jumper by John Pavon is denied by Randy Simon | 65-79 |
| 01:07 | UTEP | Eli Haynes tips it in | 65-81 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:28 | UTEP | John Pavon lays it up and in on a great pass from Gregory Lawson | 68-83 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell loses the dribble to Stephen Baynes in the backcourt | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes runs out the clock | 68-83 |