| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George York (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Hasty (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Ward (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Bly | 35-30 |
| 19:33 | Michigan | John Ward connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George York and the foul's on William Ouellette - foul #1 on William Ouellette, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:33 | Michigan | John Ward makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-30 |
| 19:15 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #1 on Walter Zent, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 19:08 | Michigan | Kevin Riggleman steals the ball from John Ward | 38-30 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is called for traveling | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (SG) George York | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:28 | Michigan | Walter Zent is called for the reach on John Ward - foul #2 on Walter Zent, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Edward Lemke (PF) Bobbie Scott, Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG) James Bly | |
| 18:11 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-30 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #3 on John Ward, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan | George York (SG) Jeffrey Turcios | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman drills a shot near the basket | 38-32 |
| 17:05 | Michigan | George York is hacked by Kevin Riggleman - foul #3 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Fred Hasty (PF) George York, Edward Lemke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Stanley Fuller (C) Andrew Ervin, Kevin Riggleman | |
| 16:53 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is fouled in the backcourt by Rickey Salamanca - foul #1 on Rickey Salamanca, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 16:28 | Michigan | Fred Hasty gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:19 | Michigan | Stanley Fuller steals it from Rickey Salamanca | 38-32 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is hacked by Rickey Salamanca in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rickey Salamanca, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Buttars (C) John Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is hacked by Fred Hasty - foul #1 on Fred Hasty, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | George York (SG), Edward Lemke (SF), Jeremy Wells (PF) Bobbie Scott, Thomas Drumheller, Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Kelly Hill, Stanley Fuller | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rickey Salamanca (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George York (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Edward Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Wells (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Buttars (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) C - Kevin Riggleman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is whistled for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG) James Bly | |
| 15:06 | Michigan | Edward Lemke comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 15:05 | Michigan | George York grabs the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | Michigan | George York can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Andrew Ervin | 38-34 |
| 14:37 | Michigan | Kevin Riggleman steps in front of the Jeremy Wells pass | 38-34 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Ervin | 38-36 |
| 13:48 | Michigan | Andrew Ervin is called for the reach on Edward Lemke - foul #2 on Andrew Ervin, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Fred Hasty (PF), John Ward (C) Rickey Salamanca, George York, Edward Lemke, Jeremy Wells, Michael Buttars | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, John Sledge | |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Riggleman - foul #4 on Kevin Riggleman, team foul #6 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller (C) Kevin Riggleman | |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:43 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill lays it up and in | 40-38 |
| 12:53 | Michigan | Fred Hasty blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 12:51 | Michigan | Jeffrey Turcios tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is called for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), William Ouellette (SG) James Bly, Robert Tandy | |
| 12:13 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Hasty | 45-38 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 11:43 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller grabs the board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Bobbie Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Drumheller (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred Hasty (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan | John Ward clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-38 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:52 | Michigan | Andrew Ervin takes the ball from Bobbie Scott in the backcourt | 45-41 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis is hacked by Thomas Drumheller - foul #1 on Thomas Drumheller, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (PG), George York (SG), Edward Lemke (SF), Jeremy Wells (PF), Michael Buttars (C) Bobbie Scott, Jeffrey Turcios, Thomas Drumheller, Fred Hasty, John Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), David Wilson (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Justin Lewis, Kelly Hill, Stanley Fuller | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | John Sledge buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Walter Zent | 45-43 |
| 09:28 | Michigan | Edward Lemke misses the 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 09:26 | Michigan | George York snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Bly - foul #1 on James Bly, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Wells is called for the reach on James Bly - foul #1 on Jeremy Wells, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Coffield (SF) Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Ouellette (SG) Robert Tandy | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | John Sledge is hacked by Edward Lemke - foul #3 on Edward Lemke, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Fred Hasty (PF), John Ward (C) Rickey Salamanca, Edward Lemke, Michael Buttars | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Stanley Fuller (C) James Bly, David Wilson | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:19 | Michigan | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | John Ward travels with the ball | 46-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill (PF) John Sledge | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent's pass is intercepted by Bobbie Scott in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| 07:49 | Michigan | Philip Coffield lays it in | 48-43 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Ward - foul #4 on John Ward, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Edward Lemke (PF) Bobbie Scott, George York, Philip Coffield, Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rickey Salamanca (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - John Ward (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Lemke takes the ball from William Ouellette | 48-44 |
| 06:33 | Michigan | John Ward buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Lemke | 50-44 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 06:08 | Michigan | John Ward grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 05:53 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Philip Coffield (SG), Jeremy Wells (PF), Michael Buttars (C) Rickey Salamanca, Edward Lemke, John Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Kevin Riggleman (C) Andrew Ervin, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kelly Hill, Stanley Fuller | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | John Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), George York (SG) Jeffrey Turcios, Thomas Drumheller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:23 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman can't finish the layup | 50-44 |
| 05:00 | Michigan | Philip Coffield pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:47 | Michigan | George York is hacked by John Sledge - foul #2 on John Sledge, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (SF), Fred Hasty (PF) Philip Coffield, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:47 | Michigan | George York makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:47 | Michigan | George York makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Tandy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 04:20 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 03:55 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca (PG), Jeffrey Turcios (SG), Thomas Drumheller (SF), Jeremy Wells (C) Bobbie Scott, George York, Edward Lemke, Michael Buttars | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), William Ouellette (SG), David Wilson (SF), Kelly Hill (PF) James Bly, Robert Tandy, Justin Lewis, John Sledge | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Kelly Hill drills a floater in the lane | 52-46 |
| 03:11 | Michigan | Andrew Ervin is called for the reach on Rickey Salamanca - foul #3 on Andrew Ervin, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (PF), John Ward (C) Fred Hasty, Jeremy Wells | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) David Wilson | |
| 03:11 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:11 | Michigan | Rickey Salamanca makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Rickey Salamanca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffrey Turcios (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Drumheller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Lemke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - John Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Ouellette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kelly Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Riggleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Edward Lemke is called for the reach on Andrew Ervin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Lemke, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 02:50 | Michigan | Edward Lemke's pass is intercepted by Kelly Hill | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-48 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Edward Lemke grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 02:28 | Michigan | Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Michigan | Bobbie Scott (PG), Fred Hasty (PF) Jeffrey Turcios, Edward Lemke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Andrew Ervin | |
| 01:59 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ward | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kelly Hill | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:21 | Michigan | Fred Hasty comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 57-51 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 01:06 | Michigan | John Ward pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:49 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rickey Salamanca | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette is fouled in the backcourt by Rickey Salamanca - foul #3 on Rickey Salamanca, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan | George York (SG) Rickey Salamanca | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | William Ouellette misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Fred Hasty | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Fred Hasty is hacked by William Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Ouellette, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Fred Hasty misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:44 | Michigan | Fred Hasty makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | James Bly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-52 |
| 00:33 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller is hacked by William Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Ouellette, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Lemke (PF) Fred Hasty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:31 | Michigan | Thomas Drumheller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Riggleman makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bly | 62-54 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | James Bly is called for the reach on Bobbie Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bly, team foul #12 | 62-54 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:24 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (PG), Robert Tandy (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) James Bly, William Ouellette, Walter Zent, Kelly Hill, Kevin Riggleman | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan | Bobbie Scott runs out the clock | 64-54 |