| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) SG - Walter Camp (fresh) SF - Harold Whitney (fresh) PF - Donald Braxton (fresh) C - Gerald Cobbins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Yale | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Harold Whitney - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Yale | Walter Camp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Tammaro | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Donald Braxton can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Yale | Donald Braxton tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Long | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Yale | Clarence Williams steals it from Donald Braxton | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Long | 2-6 |
| 18:28 | Yale | Donald Braxton double dribbles | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is hacked by Donald Braxton - foul #1 on Donald Braxton, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 18:04 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 17:58 | Yale | Harold Whitney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a floater near the basket | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Yale | Harold Whitney snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Donald Braxton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman buries a shot from the left block set up by Robert Long | 2-8 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Harold Whitney can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-8 |
| 16:39 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Braxton | 2-8 |
| 16:25 | Yale | Donald Braxton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman clanks a jumper from the left block | 2-8 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it but misses | 2-8 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it in | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Camp (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Whitney (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Cobbins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Yale | Harold Whitney travels with the ball | 2-10 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (PG), Martin Robeson (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Kyle Berrios (PF), Greg Armwood (C) John Tammaro, Walter Camp, Harold Whitney, Donald Braxton, Gerald Cobbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| 15:06 | Yale | Travis Tolar is denied on a layup by Li-Liang Zhao | 2-10 |
| 15:04 | Yale | Martin Robeson misses the tip | 2-10 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Kyle Berrios swats the short shot by Danny Carreiro | 2-10 |
| 14:56 | Yale | Greg Armwood pulls down the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Kyle Berrios misses short on a shot from the baseline | 2-10 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 14:12 | Yale | Kyle Berrios grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 13:58 | Yale | Travis Tolar makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Robeson | 5-10 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Danny Carreiro | 5-13 |
| 13:38 | Yale | Martin Robeson banks in the layup on a great pass from Travis Tolar and the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Harold Whitney (SF) Wendell Dupree, Kyle Berrios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 13:38 | Yale | Martin Robeson makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by Greg Armwood - foul #1 on Greg Armwood, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Camp (SG), Donald Braxton (PF), Gerald Cobbins (C) Travis Tolar, Martin Robeson, Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gene Land | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Harold Whitney - foul #1 on Harold Whitney, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Wayne Powell | |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 13:10 | Yale | Donald Braxton gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:03 | Yale | Walter Camp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Robert Long | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Danny Carreiro | 8-17 |
| 12:44 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Whitney | 10-17 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 10-19 |
| 11:57 | Yale | John Tammaro hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Donald Braxton | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Camp (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Whitney (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Cobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Powell and the foul's on John Tammaro - foul #1 on John Tammaro, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (PG), Martin Robeson (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Kyle Berrios (PF), Greg Armwood (C) John Tammaro, Walter Camp, Harold Whitney, Donald Braxton, Gerald Cobbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:40 | Yale | Greg Armwood grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Greg Armwood can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Gregory Claassen, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 10:49 | Yale | Clarence Williams steals it from Travis Tolar | 14-21 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-23 |
| 10:14 | Yale | Robert Long steals the ball from Travis Tolar | 14-23 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Long | 14-25 |
| 09:59 | Yale | Wendell Dupree clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-25 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 14-25 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Robert Long knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Gene Land | 14-27 |
| 09:47 | Yale | Martin Robeson misses long on a shot in the lane | 14-27 |
| 09:46 | Yale | Greg Armwood hits the follow up shot | 16-27 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Gene Land's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Harold Whitney (SF), Donald Braxton (PF), Gerald Cobbins (C) Travis Tolar, Martin Robeson, Wendell Dupree, Kyle Berrios, Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:28 | Yale | John Tammaro knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Walter Camp | 19-27 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Harold Whitney is called for the reach on Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Harold Whitney, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Yale | Martin Robeson (SF) Harold Whitney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 19-30 |
| 08:54 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 19-30 |
| 08:52 | Yale | Donald Braxton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-30 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gregory Claassen steals the ball from Gerald Cobbins | 19-30 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 19-30 |
| 08:15 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Walter Camp scores on a turnaround from close range | 21-30 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Camp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Robeson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Cobbins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is whistled for a carry | 21-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Kyle Berrios (PF), Greg Armwood (C) Walter Camp, Martin Robeson, Donald Braxton, Gerald Cobbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Travis Tolar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-30 |
| 07:12 | Yale | Kyle Berrios snags the defensive board | 21-30 |
| 06:49 | Yale | Wendell Dupree misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 06:48 | Yale | John Tammaro gets the offensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:41 | Yale | Wendell Dupree misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-30 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe gets the rebound | 21-30 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Wiedeman | 21-32 |
| 06:15 | Yale | Travis Tolar misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-32 |
| 06:14 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses the tip | 21-32 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long gets the rebound | 21-32 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Long and the foul's on Greg Armwood - foul #2 on Greg Armwood, team foul #6 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Yale | John Ashburn (PG), Gerald Cobbins (C) John Tammaro, Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:49 | Yale | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Travis Tolar - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Braxton (PF) Kyle Berrios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:43 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins hits the finger roll and the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Martin Robeson (SF) Wendell Dupree | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:43 | Yale | Gerald Cobbins makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Long | 24-38 |
| 05:02 | Yale | John Ashburn knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Robeson | 26-38 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Gerald Cobbins swats the short shot by Curtis Wiedeman | 26-38 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell tips it in | 26-40 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Martin Robeson is fouled on the floor by Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #7 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Wendell Dupree (SF), Kyle Berrios (PF) Travis Tolar, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 04:16 | Yale | Martin Robeson makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Martin Robeson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Gerald Cobbins denies the turnaround by Gregory Claassen | 28-40 |
| 04:00 | Yale | Wendell Dupree gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 03:42 | Yale | Martin Robeson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Ashburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Robeson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wendell Dupree (fresh) PF - Kyle Berrios (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Cobbins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | John Ashburn is called for the reach on Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on John Ashburn, team foul #7 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Harold Whitney (SF), Greg Armwood (C) John Ashburn, Martin Robeson, Wendell Dupree, Gerald Cobbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Greg Armwood scores on a runner from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | John Tammaro steps in front of the Gregory Claassen pass | 30-42 |
| 02:18 | Yale | Harold Whitney misses the lay-in | 30-42 |
| 02:16 | Yale | Kyle Berrios hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Long loses the dribble to Greg Armwood | 32-42 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Greg Armwood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 01:43 | Yale | Greg Armwood gets the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 01:19 | Yale | Danny Carreiro picks off the pass by Kyle Berrios | 32-42 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 32-42 |
| 00:55 | Yale | Harold Whitney snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Greg Armwood is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #8 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (PG), Martin Robeson (SG), Wendell Dupree (SF), Donald Braxton (PF) John Tammaro, Walter Camp, Harold Whitney, Kyle Berrios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 00:43 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Powell and he's hacked by Martin Robeson - foul #1 on Martin Robeson, team foul #8 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Cobbins (C) Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Donald Braxton snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Curtis Wiedeman blocks the jumper by Gerald Cobbins | 34-44 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Martin Robeson can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Martin Robeson tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 36-44 |