| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Tony Thibeault (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Russell Perz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | New Mexico | Travis Lyons picks off the pass by William Blackledge | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | David Severin is called for the reach on Travis Lyons - foul #1 on David Severin, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is hacked by William Blackledge - foul #2 on William Blackledge, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Tony Thibeault is called for the reach on Mark Brown - foul #2 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is hacked by Tony Thibeault - foul #3 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SG), Douglas Endo (PF), Carl Ellison (C) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:59 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is fouled on the floor by Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (SF) Kal Lenard | |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke lays it up and in set up by John Fancher | 29-39 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | John Spenser drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo clanks a shot in the paint | 31-39 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin lays it up and in | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is hacked by Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) Joe Phillips, Kenneth Torain, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG), Kal Lenard (SF), William Blackledge (PF), David Severin (C) Ivan Sliwinski, John Fancher, Douglas Endo, Carl Ellison | |
| 16:30 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits a wide open turnaround from close range and the foul's on Trevor Burke - foul #2 on Trevor Burke, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) John Spenser | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley grabs the board | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Trevor Burke (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Russell Perz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Severin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), John Fancher (SF), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, Kal Lenard, David Severin | |
| 15:19 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 15:17 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Tony Thibeault is called for the reach on Oscar Leal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF) Mark Brown, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF) Tony Thibeault, Russell Perz | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Evens | 36-41 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the wide open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 38-41 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Daniel Finley steals the ball from Ivan Sliwinski | 38-41 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Josh Cheney is called for the reach on Daniel Finley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Cheney, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF), Kenneth Torain (C) Joe Webster, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), David Severin (C) John Fancher, William Blackledge, Michael Jones | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:51 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Russell Perz (SG), Douglas Endo (PF) Ivan Sliwinski, Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison | |
| 13:16 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard lays it in on a great pass from Douglas Endo | 40-43 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled in the backcourt by Trevor Burke - foul #3 on Trevor Burke, team foul #8 | 40-43 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:14 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Trevor Burke, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (PG), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo, David Severin | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Ellison | 40-43 |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 40-43 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is hacked by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Joe Webster (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), William Blackledge (PF), David Severin (C) Ivan Sliwinski, Carl Ellison, Michael Jones | |
| 11:54 | New Mexico | David Severin makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Russell Perz | 40-45 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Perz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kal Lenard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Severin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the jumper from the left side set up by John Spenser | 42-45 |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | William Blackledge can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 11:01 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 10:49 | New Mexico | David Severin is fouled on the floor by Keith Rudolph - foul #4 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Douglas Endo (PF), Carl Ellison (C) John Fancher, Russell Perz, William Blackledge, David Severin | |
| 10:34 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster lays it up and in on a great pass from Joe Phillips | 44-47 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe Webster - foul #4 on Joe Webster, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Phillips, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico | Douglas Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Torain | 46-49 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG), William Blackledge (PF), Michael Jones (C) Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo, Carl Ellison | |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Ivan Sliwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is hacked by Ivan Sliwinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Sliwinski, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Michael Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PG), Joe Phillips (SG) Daniel Finley, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG) Kal Lenard | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Torain | 50-51 |
| 08:28 | New Mexico | John Fancher can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Brown | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | New Mexico | Russell Perz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Kenneth Torain | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Perz (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (tiring) 7 pts. PF - William Blackledge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | William Blackledge is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Kenneth Torain, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault (PG), Josh Cheney (SG), Trevor Burke (SF), Douglas Endo (C) John Fancher, Russell Perz, Ivan Sliwinski, Michael Jones | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | William Blackledge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Josh Cheney - foul #4 on Josh Cheney, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Ellison (C) William Blackledge | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Douglas Endo and the foul's on Donald Evens - foul #3 on Donald Evens, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Severin (C) Carl Ellison | |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Trevor Burke misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Tony Thibeault picks off the pass by Daniel Finley in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 06:30 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault hits the finger roll | 57-58 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley loses the ball out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF), Carl Ellison (PF) Trevor Burke, Douglas Endo | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Donald Evens is called for the reach on Kal Lenard - foul #4 on Donald Evens, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Donald Evens, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG) Josh Cheney | |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:52 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal lays it in set up by Keith Rudolph | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Tony Thibeault in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Finley, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (SF) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | New Mexico | Tony Thibeault misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Lyons | 59-60 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Russell Perz steps in front of the John Spenser pass in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 05:06 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal gets the rebound | 59-60 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Thibeault - foul #5 on Tony Thibeault, team foul #12 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Douglas Endo (PF) Tony Thibeault, Carl Ellison | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:42 | New Mexico | Russell Perz buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Trevor Burke | 61-62 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 61-62 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Torain | 63-62 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Russell Perz is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #11 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Fancher (PG), Ivan Sliwinski (SF), Carl Ellison (PF), Michael Jones (C) Trevor Burke, Kal Lenard, Douglas Endo, David Severin | |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Russell Perz makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:49 | New Mexico | Russell Perz misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley's pass is intercepted by Carl Ellison in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 03:42 | New Mexico | Russell Perz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Fancher | 63-66 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Russell Perz | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Carl Ellison clanks a 3 from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Fancher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Josh Cheney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ivan Sliwinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carl Ellison (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Daniel Lin is blocked by Carl Ellison | 63-66 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | William Blackledge (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is open and scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Rudolph | 65-66 |
| 02:31 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Keith Rudolph, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Trevor Burke (PG), Douglas Endo (C) Josh Cheney, Carl Ellison | |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | Travis Lyons steals it from Ivan Sliwinski | 65-66 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Trevor Burke is called for the reach on Oscar Leal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Trevor Burke, team foul #13 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Josh Cheney (SG) Trevor Burke | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | William Blackledge snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kal Lenard (SF), David Severin (C) Josh Cheney, Douglas Endo | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | John Fancher misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the floater from the right side | 67-66 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Russell Perz (SG) John Fancher | |
| 01:16 | New Mexico | David Severin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 67-66 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-66 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Russell Perz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses short on an open shot from the right side | 67-66 |
| 00:22 | New Mexico | Kal Lenard grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Russell Perz scores on a shot from the right block | 67-68 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Leal | 67-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 67-68 |
| 00:01 | New Mexico | David Severin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | David Severin runs out the clock | 67-68 |