| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian is fouled on the floor by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | William Macha throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-32 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen can't tip it in | 22-32 |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 22-32 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits a 3 from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Roger Wheelock | 25-32 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | William Macha comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 25-32 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ronald Ward, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock, William Macha | |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg is hacked by Ezekiel Godby - foul #2 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #3 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG) Roger Cox | |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Massie swats the layup by Willie Schwalenberg | 25-32 |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee can't tip it in | 25-32 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) C - Randy Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Randy Simon picks off the pass by Kenneth Ferguson | 28-32 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the finger roll set up by Jack Wallace | 30-32 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ezekiel Godby | 30-32 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Willie Schwalenberg - foul #1 on Willie Schwalenberg, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF), William Macha (C) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, Willie Schwalenberg, Wayne Newcombe, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is hacked by Travis Dunaway - foul #3 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #4 | 31-32 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Macha | 31-35 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Travis Dunaway | 33-35 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #3 on Brad Nelson, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee (C) William Macha | |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Roger Cox | 33-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 12:01 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Aten - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Michael Aten | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Roger Cox | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Travis Dunaway and the foul's on Gregory Ogorman - foul #1 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), William Macha (C) Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Roger Cox, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG) Roger Cox | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 10:17 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Williams | 36-39 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Williams and he's hacked by Ted Terrell - foul #2 on Ted Terrell, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Ezekiel Godby, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SF) Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 09:28 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Eugene Blakeslee (C) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, William Macha | |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Newcombe picks off the pass by Jack Wallace | 36-43 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brad Nelson | 39-45 |
| 07:47 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe lays it up and in on a great pass from Eugene Blakeslee | 39-47 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee grabs the board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Adrian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe drills a fadeaway in the lane | 39-49 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Eugene Blakeslee blocks the jumper by Travis Dunaway | 39-49 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is called for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF), William Macha (C) Christopher Adrian, Wayne Newcombe, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Ogorman takes the ball from Matthew Massie | 39-49 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock lays it up and in set up by Gregory Ogorman | 39-51 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | William Macha snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | William Macha buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Roger Wheelock | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Schwalenberg - foul #2 on Willie Schwalenberg, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Brad Nelson (PF) Ted Terrell, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock is hacked by Randy Simon - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Randy Simon, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian (SF) Willie Schwalenberg | |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 41-53 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Macha | 41-53 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Travis Dunaway is called for the reach on Kenneth Ferguson - foul #4 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #10 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Eugene Blakeslee (C) John Williams, William Macha | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the board | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Roger Cox steals the ball from Michael Aten | 41-54 |
| 03:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Cox | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Eugene Blakeslee - foul #1 on Eugene Blakeslee, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF) Roger Cox, Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Newcombe | 43-56 |
| 02:21 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-56 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby hits a jumper from the right block | 45-56 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | John Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Williams | 45-58 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the jumper from the right side | 45-58 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg slams it home and he's hacked by Ezekiel Godby - foul #3 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #11 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Brad Nelson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Ferguson | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson is called for 3 seconds | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Simon | 47-61 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | John Williams runs out the clock | 47-61 |