| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fresh) 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Becton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Tidwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Alfonso (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:25 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Al Melton | 30-34 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Leal swats the shot by David Slater | 30-37 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 18:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is hacked by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 17:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 30-39 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart is fouled on the floor by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar hits a turnaround in the lane | 32-39 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Spenser | 32-41 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF) David Slater, Frank Richart, Kent Myers, William Haskins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Webster (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Becton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Al Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Spenser connects on the open jumpshot from the left side set up by Daniel Finley and he's fouled by Stephen Siddiqui - foul #2 on Stephen Siddiqui, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Daniel Finley | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 33-44 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | John Spenser gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 15:10 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Joe Webster, Travis Lyons | |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't finish the layup | 35-44 |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Al Melton | 38-44 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley drills a floater from the left wing set up by Keith Rudolph | 38-46 |
| 13:22 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Duncan | 41-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Brown | 41-48 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Kenneth Torain | |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Phillips steals the ball from Frank Richart | 42-48 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 12:28 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:18 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton is fouled on the floor by Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Al Melton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Phillips | 42-48 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Joe Webster is denied by William Haskins | 42-48 |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers grabs the board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Anthony Duncan (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Richart (fresh) SF - Kent Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers connects on the jumper near the basket | 44-48 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Duncan - foul #4 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), Al Melton (PF) Anthony Duncan, Frank Richart, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Travis Lyons | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:40 | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Becton | 46-50 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Mark Brown | 46-52 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Becton and he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Joshua Alfonso (C) John Becton, Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown | |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Siddiqui makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by David Slater - foul #3 on David Slater, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG) Stephen Siddiqui | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater lays it in on a nice dish by Al Melton | 51-52 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Tidwell takes the ball from Kenneth Torain | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Richart | 53-52 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Tidwell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Tidwell, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Frank Richart, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Oscar Leal, Daniel Lin | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton loses the dribble to Joe Phillips | 53-54 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips blows the layup | 53-54 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is open and lays it up and in set up by John Spenser | 53-56 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Phillips steals it from Waylon Fryar | 53-56 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | John Spenser banks in the layup set up by Joe Phillips | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Becton (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater is fouled on the floor by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #8 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 55-60 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Duncan (PG), Frank Richart (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) David Slater, John Becton, Stephen Siddiqui, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Travis Lyons | |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by Anthony Duncan - foul #5 on Anthony Duncan, team foul #5 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Slater (PG), Al Melton (PF) Anthony Duncan, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Keith Rudolph | 56-62 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Rudolph steals the ball from David Slater | 56-62 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Slater - foul #4 on David Slater, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG) Frank Richart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Daniel Lin (C) Keith Rudolph, Mark Brown | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by David Slater and the foul's on Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Daniel Finley, Joe Webster | |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton makes the free throw | 59-64 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Oscar Leal | 59-67 |
| 04:08 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Slater | 62-67 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled on the floor by Kent Myers - foul #2 on Kent Myers, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (SG), Stephen Siddiqui (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Daniel Lin | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Slater (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Frank Richart (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Siddiqui (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Haskins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Waylon Fryar (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Evens (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins is denied on a layup by Kenneth Torain | 62-69 |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Haskins tips it in | 64-69 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Waylon Fryar is called for the reach on Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Waylon Fryar, team foul #8 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso (C) Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) John Spenser | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #3 on Travis Lyons, team foul #12 | 64-71 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Waylon Fryar (C) Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Torain | 65-74 |
| 02:18 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Becton (SG), Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Kent Myers (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Frank Richart, Stephen Siddiqui, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #13 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal can't tip it in | 65-74 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton (PF) Kent Myers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 67-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled in the backcourt by David Slater - foul #5 on David Slater, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart (PG) David Slater | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 01:18 | Southern Mississippi | Oscar Leal denies the turnaround by Al Melton | 67-76 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton snags the offensive board | 67-76 |
| 01:09 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-76 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 67-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-76 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal tips it back up and in | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #14 | 67-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Frank Richart is called for the reach on John Spenser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Richart, team foul #10 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #15 | 69-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton, Joshua Alfonso | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 1st free throw | 70-80 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Richart makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | John Becton is called for the reach on John Spenser in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Becton, team foul #11 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell (SF), Al Melton (PF), Joshua Alfonso (C) Kent Myers, William Haskins, Waylon Fryar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Tidwell snags the defensive board | 71-80 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | John Becton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-80 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | John Spenser snags the defensive board | 71-80 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Richart is called for the reach on John Spenser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Richart, team foul #12 | 71-80 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Al Melton gets the rebound | 71-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso is hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #4 on Travis Lyons, team foul #16 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kent Myers (SF), William Haskins (PF), Waylon Fryar (C) John Becton, Jeffrey Tidwell, Al Melton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Alfonso makes the 2nd free throw | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Spenser runs out the clock | 73-81 |