| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) C - Joshua King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 19:21 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley is fouled on the floor by Gerald Littles - foul #1 on Gerald Littles, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green travels with the ball | 27-34 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruce Wheeler and he's hacked by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Abdelaziz steals it from Claude Bradley | 29-34 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 29-36 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-36 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Winters | 31-39 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Holmes | 33-39 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson tips it home | 33-41 |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Littles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Samuel Green | 36-41 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz is fouled on the floor by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (PG), Nicholas Truitt (SG), Matthew Youngblood (SF), Rodney Gordon (PF), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix buries a 3 from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 14:03 | Vanderbilt | James Christen connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-47 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is fouled on the floor by Matthew Youngblood - foul #1 on Matthew Youngblood, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 13:27 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-47 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | James Christen is called for the reach on Marvin Torian - foul #1 on James Christen, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Claude Bradley (SG) Darwin Riley, James Christen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Thomas Kott | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Claude Bradley - foul #1 on Claude Bradley, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Bradley | 43-49 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-49 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Truitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Youngblood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hendrix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 43-49 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs tips it home | 43-51 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley knocks in the jump hook from close range | 45-51 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Marvin Torian | 45-54 |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Marvin Torian | 45-56 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdelaziz | 45-56 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Rodney Gordon - foul #2 on Rodney Gordon, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Joshua King (C) Claude Bradley, Nicholas Truitt, Matthew Youngblood, Rodney Gordon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Joseph Hubbs, Marvin Torian | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the offensive board | 45-57 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-57 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler's layup is rejected by Samuel Green | 45-57 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jeff Holmes - foul #2 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott (SG) Jeff Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King loses the ball out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG) Fred Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darwin Riley | 48-59 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters's layup is rejected by Armando Medina | 48-59 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 07:30 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina misses the jump hook from the left block | 48-59 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Darwin Riley steps in front of the Robert Wilson pass | 48-59 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Armando Medina | 50-59 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Darwin Riley - foul #3 on Darwin Riley, team foul #7 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Nicholas Truitt (SG), Matthew Youngblood (SF), Rodney Gordon (PF), James Christen (C) Darwin Riley, Claude Bradley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Devon Funk (SF), Thomas Kott (C) Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Robert Wilson | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:31 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Truitt | 50-60 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Rodney Gordon is blocked by Devon Funk | 50-60 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to James Christen | 50-60 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-60 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-63 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz tips it home | 52-65 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Joshua King (C) Nicholas Truitt, Matthew Youngblood, Rodney Gordon, James Christen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Marvin Torian (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Samuel Green, Thomas Kott | |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-68 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Littles takes the ball from Jeff Holmes in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Armando Medina steals it from Robert Wilson | 52-68 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King is whistled for a carry | 52-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Green (PF) Marvin Torian | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 3 from the left corner | 52-71 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Claude Bradley | 55-71 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Littles | 55-73 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Abdelaziz is called for the reach on Jeff Holmes - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #3 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (PG), Nicholas Truitt (SG), Matthew Youngblood (SF), Rodney Gordon (PF), James Christen (C) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Bruce Wheeler, Armando Medina, Joshua King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Ernest Tyler is called for the reach on Nicholas Truitt - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #4 | 55-73 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #4 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #5 | 55-73 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | James Christen snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:07 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses the tip | 57-73 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott is fouled on the floor by Darwin Riley - foul #4 on Darwin Riley, team foul #8 | 57-73 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Youngblood | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Rodney Gordon is called for the reach on Thomas Kott - foul #3 on Rodney Gordon, team foul #9 | 60-75 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon gets the rebound | 60-76 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #5 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #6 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Ernest Tyler | |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix runs out the clock | 62-76 |