| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Lane (fresh) SG - Zachary Darst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Colvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kumar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Menefee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Matthew Colvin inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Yale | Travis Lyons swats the short shot by Randall Menefee | 23-39 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 23-39 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Randall Menefee - foul #3 on Randall Menefee, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lee (C) Randall Menefee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:17 | Yale | Robert Lane connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #2 | 25-40 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Daniel Finley | 25-43 |
| 18:15 | Yale | David Kumar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-43 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 25-43 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Matthew Colvin - foul #2 on Matthew Colvin, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:37 | Yale | Travis Lyons takes the ball from Robert Lane | 25-45 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-45 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons tips it in | 25-47 |
| 17:04 | Yale | Robert Lee is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #1 | 25-47 |
| Subs | Yale | George Ray (PG), Justin Johnson (SG), Joseph Steward (PF), Marc Gregory (C) Robert Lane, Zachary Darst, David Kumar, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 16:55 | Yale | Joseph Steward banks in the layup on a great pass from George Ray | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Marc Gregory takes the ball from Kenneth Torain | 27-47 |
| 16:16 | Yale | The jump hook by Justin Johnson is blocked by Kenneth Torain | 27-47 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Matthew Colvin is called for the reach on Keith Rudolph - foul #3 on Matthew Colvin, team foul #4 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Zachary Darst (SG), Randall Menefee (C) Matthew Colvin, Marc Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (PF) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Oscar Leal | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Darst (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Johnson (fresh) PF - Joseph Steward (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Menefee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 27-50 |
| 15:15 | Yale | Randall Menefee hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Justin Johnson | 29-50 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-50 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Joseph Steward snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| 14:44 | Yale | Zachary Darst makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-50 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Randall Menefee steals the ball from Daniel Lin | 31-50 |
| 14:05 | Yale | Zachary Darst misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 14:03 | Yale | Randall Menefee snags the offensive board | 31-50 |
| 13:48 | Yale | Joseph Steward hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by George Ray | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | John Spenser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lane (PG), Edward Tuholski (SG), Matthew Colvin (SF), David Kumar (PF) George Ray, Zachary Darst, Justin Johnson, Joseph Steward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:18 | Yale | Matthew Colvin loses the dribble to Travis Lyons | 33-50 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 12:59 | Yale | Matthew Colvin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:44 | Yale | Randall Menefee misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-50 |
| 12:42 | Yale | Matthew Colvin tips it in | 35-50 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Zachary Darst (SG), Robert Lee (C) Edward Tuholski, Randall Menefee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:13 | Yale | Robert Lee buries a shot near the basket | 37-50 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-50 |
| 11:52 | Yale | Robert Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachary Darst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Colvin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Kumar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:45 | Yale | Robert Lane double dribbles | 37-50 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Colvin - foul #4 on Matthew Colvin, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Justin Johnson (SF) Matthew Colvin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | Yale | Zachary Darst clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Robert Lee grabs the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 10:49 | Yale | David Kumar travels with the ball | 37-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Edward Tuholski (PG), George Ray (SG), Randall Menefee (C) Robert Lane, Zachary Darst, David Kumar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Randall Menefee - foul #4 on Randall Menefee, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph Steward (C) Randall Menefee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:13 | Yale | Justin Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #2 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 10:13 | Yale | Justin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 10:13 | Yale | Justin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:13 | Yale | Justin Johnson makes the 3rd free throw | 40-54 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain's floater is tipped away by Robert Lee | 40-54 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Justin Johnson gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:33 | Yale | John Spenser picks off the pass by Justin Johnson | 40-54 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 40-54 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin snags the offensive board | 40-54 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is fouled on the floor by Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lane (PG), Zachary Darst (SG), David Kumar (PF), Marc Gregory (C) George Ray, Justin Johnson, Robert Lee, Joseph Steward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:23 | Yale | Keith Rudolph steals the ball from Edward Tuholski | 40-56 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the finger roll | 40-58 |
| 08:04 | Yale | Robert Lane is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lee (C) Edward Tuholski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Oscar Leal | |
| 07:50 | Yale | Marc Gregory is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Matthew Colvin (SF), Randall Menefee (C) Marc Gregory, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Lane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zachary Darst (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Colvin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Kumar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Randall Menefee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Yale | David Kumar connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Zachary Darst | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain knocks in the jumper near the basket | 42-60 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Robert Lane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-60 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joe Phillips | 42-62 |
| 06:25 | Yale | Kenneth Torain swats the short shot by David Kumar | 42-62 |
| 06:24 | Yale | Robert Lane gets the offensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 06:18 | Yale | Zachary Darst loses the dribble to Daniel Finley | 42-62 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randall Menefee - foul #5 on Randall Menefee, team foul #8 | 42-62 |
| Subs | Yale | George Ray (PG), Joseph Steward (PF), Marc Gregory (C) Robert Lane, David Kumar, Randall Menefee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Mark Brown, Kenneth Torain | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 05:49 | Yale | Zachary Darst hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from George Ray | 45-64 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Marc Gregory blocks the short jumper by Travis Lyons | 45-64 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley gets the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Donald Evens, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Justin Johnson (SG), Robert Lee (PF) Zachary Darst, Marc Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Travis Lyons | |
| 04:52 | Yale | Justin Johnson makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Ray | 47-64 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is called for traveling | 47-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lane (PG), David Kumar (PF) Matthew Colvin, Joseph Steward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 04:26 | Yale | George Ray misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 47-64 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 04:02 | Yale | Justin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Yale | Robert Lane makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #6 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) John Spenser | |
| 03:58 | Yale | Robert Lane makes the free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown blows the layup | 50-64 |
| 03:42 | Yale | Robert Lane grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Lane (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kumar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Yale | Robert Lane comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Finley | 50-66 |
| 03:04 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Robert Lane is blocked by Oscar Leal | 50-66 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is hacked by Justin Johnson - foul #1 on Justin Johnson, team foul #9 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Yale | Edward Tuholski (PG), Joseph Steward (PF), Marc Gregory (C) Robert Lane, David Kumar, Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:35 | Yale | The jump hook by Justin Johnson is blocked by Kenneth Torain | 50-68 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Spenser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Tuholski - foul #1 on Edward Tuholski, team foul #10 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Lee (C) Justin Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown, Kenneth Torain | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 01:47 | Yale | Marc Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Robert Lee misses long on a shot from close range | 50-69 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin snags the defensive board | 50-69 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a shot from the left side | 50-69 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the follow up shot | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Yale | John Spenser is called for the reach on Marc Gregory - foul #3 on John Spenser, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Yale | Justin Johnson (SG) Edward Tuholski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (SF) Joe Webster | |
| 00:48 | Yale | Marc Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Marc Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 51-71 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Spenser | 51-73 |
| 00:25 | Yale | John Spenser is called for the reach on George Ray in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Spenser, team foul #8 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Yale | Edward Tuholski (PG) Marc Gregory | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:25 | Yale | George Ray makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:25 | Yale | George Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Spenser runs out the clock | 52-73 |