| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) SG - Mark Sullivan (fresh) SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) C - Terrance Masterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Terrance Masterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | UMass | James Krout blocks the jumper by Luis Bruhn | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Krout | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Foss - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:05 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:54 | UMass | Stanley Kim grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:47 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Krout | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | UMass | Stanley Kim buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Bruhn | 5-4 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is fouled on the floor by Stanley Kim - foul #1 on Stanley Kim, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is fouled on the floor by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is denied on a layup by Terrance Masterson | 5-7 |
| 17:14 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | UMass | Kenneth Ovellette takes the ball from Mathew Baumeister | 5-7 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:57 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:52 | UMass | William Bennett blocks the short jumper by Mathew Baumeister | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Sullivan steps in front of the Kenneth Ovellette pass | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | UMass | Mark Sullivan blows the layup | 5-7 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 16:33 | UMass | Stanley Kim gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | UMass | Luis Bruhn is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Bruhn, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Michael Logan (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Mathew Baumeister, Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:16 | UMass | Michael Logan grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Walter Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) SG - Michael Logan (fresh) SF - Jesse Dyer (fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) C - Walter Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | UMass | Michael Logan makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by George Vangilder | 11-10 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Michael Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | UMass | Austin Leigh (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Stanley Kim (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan, Jesse Dyer, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | James Krout slams it home | 13-10 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Terrance Masterson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 14:06 | UMass | Mark Sullivan misses the tip | 13-10 |
| 14:04 | UMass | Stanley Kim gets the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 13:48 | UMass | Stanley Kim misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 13-10 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Mark Sullivan - foul #1 on Mark Sullivan, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Jesse Dyer (SG) Austin Leigh, Mark Sullivan | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses the 3rd free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:35 | UMass | Terrance Masterson gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:30 | UMass | Terrance Masterson comes up short on the shot from close range | 14-10 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | James Krout scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 16-10 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Foss - foul #2 on Frank Foss, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SG), Joel Eaves (C) Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| 12:56 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:56 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Berta and he's hacked by Jesse Dyer - foul #1 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Walter Hill (C) Mathew Baumeister | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Michael Logan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 12:10 | UMass | Walter Hill gets the offensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 11:56 | UMass | Joel Eaves's floater is tipped away by William Bennett | 19-12 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Luis Bruhn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Logan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Dyer (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) C - Walter Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jesse Dyer - foul #2 on Jesse Dyer, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), George Vangilder (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, William Bennett, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Stanley Kim (PF), Terrance Masterson (C) Luis Bruhn, Michael Logan, Jesse Dyer, Joel Eaves, Walter Hill | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:22 | UMass | Mark Sullivan knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 21-14 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor is fouled on the floor by Mathew Baumeister - foul #1 on Mathew Baumeister, team foul #6 | 21-14 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-14 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Terrance Masterson denies the turnaround by Manuel Tubbs | 21-14 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Krout | 21-14 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 10:38 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister grabs the defensive rebound | 21-14 |
| 10:32 | UMass | Terrance Masterson banks in the layup set up by Mathew Baumeister and the foul's on Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG) Ronald Tober | |
| 10:32 | UMass | Terrance Masterson makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 10:17 | UMass | Stanley Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:13 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister misses long on a shot from the right block | 21-17 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 10:07 | UMass | Terrance Masterson grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 09:47 | UMass | Stanley Kim travels with the ball | 21-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), William Bennett (PF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, George Vangilder, James Krout | |
| Subs | UMass | Michael Logan (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Walter Hill (C) Mathew Baumeister, Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Ovellette | 23-17 |
| 09:11 | UMass | Mark Sullivan loses the ball out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Tommy Dale (SF) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Tommy Dale picks off the pass by William Bennett | 23-17 |
| 08:46 | UMass | Tommy Dale misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-17 |
| 08:44 | UMass | Michael Logan tips it in | 23-19 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF), George Vangilder (C) Robert Crosby, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | UMass | Mathew Baumeister (SF), Stanley Kim (PF) Tommy Dale, Walter Hill | |
| 08:13 | UMass | Ronald Tober hits a floater from the right wing set up by Joel Eaves | 23-21 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the runner in the paint | 23-21 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Eaves (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Logan | 25-23 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Kenneth Ovellette | 27-23 |
| 07:15 | UMass | Ronald Tober's fadeaway is rejected by William Bennett | 27-23 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 27-23 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is hacked by Joel Eaves - foul #1 on Joel Eaves, team foul #7 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), James Krout (C) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, William Bennett | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan, Joel Eaves | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 06:48 | UMass | Luis Bruhn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Crosby | 32-23 |
| 06:34 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-23 |
| 06:32 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Terrance Masterson | 32-23 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Terrance Masterson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | UMass | Tommy Dale (SF) Mathew Baumeister | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Proctor | 34-23 |
| 05:42 | UMass | Terrance Masterson scores on a jump hook from close range | 34-25 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Tommy Dale is called for the reach on Manuel Tubbs - foul #1 on Tommy Dale, team foul #8 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG) Frederick Proctor | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 05:06 | UMass | Terrance Masterson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Terrance Masterson snags the offensive board | 36-25 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Mark Sullivan clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-25 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming gets the rebound | 36-25 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Manuel Tubbs | 39-25 |
| 04:23 | UMass | James Krout is called for the reach on Luis Bruhn - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), William Bennett (PF) Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | UMass | Ronald Tober (PG), Michael Logan (SG), Mathew Baumeister (SF), Joel Eaves (PF), Walter Hill (C) Luis Bruhn, Mark Sullivan, Tommy Dale, Stanley Kim, Terrance Masterson | |
| 04:09 | UMass | Michael Logan is whistled for traveling | 39-25 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-25 |
| 03:50 | UMass | Walter Hill misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-25 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Ronald Tober (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Logan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Baumeister (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joel Eaves (fresh) C - Walter Hill (fresh) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Joel Eaves swats the dunk try by William Bennett | 42-25 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | William Bennett tips it back up and in | 44-25 |
| 03:19 | UMass | Ronald Tober can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the jumper in the paint | 44-25 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Joel Eaves snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Tober | 44-27 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby loses the dribble to Mathew Baumeister | 44-27 |
| 02:30 | UMass | Walter Hill's floater is tipped away by James Krout | 44-27 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Berta | 46-27 |
| 02:12 | UMass | Mathew Baumeister clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Berta | 49-27 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #6 | 49-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | UMass | Luis Bruhn (PG), Mark Sullivan (SG), Jesse Dyer (SF), Terrance Masterson (C) Ronald Tober, Michael Logan, Mathew Baumeister, Walter Hill | |
| 01:46 | UMass | Joel Eaves misses the 1st free throw | 49-27 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Joel Eaves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Joel Eaves is called for the reach on Manuel Tubbs - foul #2 on Joel Eaves, team foul #9 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UMass | Stanley Kim (PF) Joel Eaves | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Stanley Kim connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Luis Bruhn and he's hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #7 | 51-30 |
| 01:04 | UMass | Stanley Kim makes the free throw | 51-31 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Sullivan takes the ball from Ronald Fleming | 51-31 |
| 00:44 | UMass | Stanley Kim lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Sullivan | 51-33 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs is called for a charge - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #8 | 51-33 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Terrance Masterson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jesse Dyer | 51-35 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Stanley Kim blocks the short jumper by Manuel Tubbs | 51-35 |
| 00:03 | UMass | Jesse Dyer grabs the board | 51-35 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Jesse Dyer misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 51-35 |