| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson inbounds the ball | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-43 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Nuckols - foul #1 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-43 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Larry Holland - foul #1 on Larry Holland, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Benda | 29-46 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Phillips and he's fouled by Larry Holland - foul #2 on Larry Holland, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:50 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-46 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Torain | 31-46 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Nuckols blocks the short jumper by Oscar Leal | 31-46 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Finley and the foul's on Anthony Roberts - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Larry Holland | |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | John Kent knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin is hacked by John Kent - foul #1 on John Kent, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Nuckols is called for the reach on Kenneth Torain - foul #2 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #6 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 16:17 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kent | 34-50 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Kent - foul #2 on John Kent, team foul #7 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:59 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | James Benda comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson can't tip it in | 35-50 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-50 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 35-50 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Daniel Finley and the foul's on Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Kenneth Torain (C) Keith Rudolph, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:28 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Larry Holland - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #1 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols (C) Christopher Turgeon | |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from James Benda | 38-52 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips buries a shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Finley | 40-52 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Roberts | 40-54 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Holland - foul #3 on Larry Holland, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Ted Pollock | 41-56 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | John Kent is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Kent, team foul #10 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Webster (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Oscar Leal, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Larry Holland | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon throws it down on a great pass from Marshall Carlson | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | John Kent steals the ball from Daniel Finley in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Daniel Finley - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #2 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF) Joe Phillips, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG) John Kent, Ted Pollock | |
| 11:52 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-61 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown travels with the ball | 41-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF) Robert Nuckols | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:02 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson clanks a jumper from the left side | 41-61 |
| 11:01 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts grabs the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 10:37 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Marshall Carlson | 41-63 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | James Benda is called for the reach on Daniel Finley - foul #1 on James Benda, team foul #11 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF) Keith Rudolph, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (SF), Robert Nuckols (C) Marshall Carlson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 42-63 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | James Benda drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Roberts | 43-66 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Larry Holland steals it from Daniel Finley | 43-66 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Roberts | 43-68 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by James Benda - foul #2 on James Benda, team foul #12 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (C) Mark Brown, Kenneth Torain | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Kenneth Johnson, Larry Holland | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Finley - foul #2 on Daniel Finley, team foul #3 | 45-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-68 |
| 08:04 | Vanderbilt | John Kent hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Marshall Carlson | 48-70 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Spenser | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 6 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Kent | 51-73 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons connects on the jumper in the paint | 53-73 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols buries a floater from the left wing | 53-75 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Ted Pollock takes the ball from Keith Rudolph | 53-75 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Travis Lyons - foul #2 on Travis Lyons, team foul #4 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Larry Holland (PF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Marshall Carlson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols makes the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley lays it in | 55-77 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Torain picks off the pass by Robert Nuckols | 55-77 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-77 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | James Benda hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-77 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits the follow up shot | 55-79 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Nuckols swats the short shot by Mark Brown | 55-79 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols gets the rebound | 55-79 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #5 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), John Kent (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Larry Holland, Robert Nuckols | |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon lays it in set up by Tommy Vanostberg | 55-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits the finger roll set up by John Spenser | 57-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kent (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Lin steps in front of the Tommy Vanostberg pass | 57-81 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-81 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon pulls down the rebound | 57-81 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #6 | 57-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (SF) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg makes the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-83 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-83 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens tips it in | 59-83 |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Torain | 59-83 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | John Spenser grabs the defensive rebound | 59-83 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Spenser | 62-83 |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 62-83 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock grabs the offensive rebound | 62-83 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Keith Rudolph steals the ball from John Kent | 62-83 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser blows the layup | 62-83 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon snags the defensive board | 62-83 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock misses long on a turnaround from close range | 62-83 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster snags the defensive board | 62-83 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 62-83 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 62-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock lays it up and in | 62-85 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #1 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #13 | 62-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Joe Webster | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 63-85 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 64-85 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg runs out the clock | 64-85 |