| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Malcolm Teeter (fresh) SG - Jay Moore (fresh) SF - Andrew Collar (fresh) PF - Charles Craver (fresh) C - Carl Leath (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wyoming | Carl Leath wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wyoming | Wyoming is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Moore | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Collar | 0-2 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Teeter - foul #1 on Malcolm Teeter, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:36 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's pass is intercepted by Jay Moore in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Moore | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:31 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter is hacked by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Martz (PF), Terry Cain (C) Charles Craver, Carl Leath | |
| 17:16 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Malcolm Teeter picks off the pass by Li-Liang Zhao | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter misses the dunk | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Li-Liang Zhao | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | Wyoming | Terry Cain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John White (PG), John Jensen (SG), Chris Herndon (SF) Malcolm Teeter, Jay Moore, Andrew Collar | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 16:04 | Wyoming | Michael Martz is whistled for a carry | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Charles Craver (PF), Carl Leath (C) Michael Martz, Terry Cain | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John White (fresh) SG - John Jensen (fresh) SF - Chris Herndon (fresh) PF - Charles Craver (fresh) C - Carl Leath (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | John White is called for the reach on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on John White, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Moore (SG) Chris Herndon | |
| 15:03 | Wyoming | John White hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Moore | 6-8 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Wyoming | Charles Craver gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:13 | Wyoming | Charles Craver is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Gene Land grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Jensen - foul #1 on John Jensen, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter (PG), Andrew Collar (SF), Michael Martz (PF), Terry Cain (C) John White, John Jensen, Charles Craver, Carl Leath | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:46 | Wyoming | Michael Martz misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 13:44 | Wyoming | Michael Martz can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 13:42 | Wyoming | Terry Cain gets the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:26 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Moore | 8-10 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 8-10 |
| 13:06 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Malcolm Teeter | 8-10 |
| 13:02 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Jensen (SG) Jay Moore | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 12:47 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Andrew Collar | 8-10 |
| 12:24 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Jensen | 8-12 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 12:09 | Wyoming | Michael Martz gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:42 | Wyoming | John Jensen is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John White (PG), Jay Moore (SG), Charles Craver (PF), Carl Leath (C) Malcolm Teeter, Andrew Collar, Michael Martz, Terry Cain | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jay Moore (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Jensen (fresh) PF - Charles Craver (fresh) C - Carl Leath (fresh) | |
| 11:16 | Wyoming | Jay Moore drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Jensen | 8-14 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Long and the foul's on John Jensen - foul #2 on John Jensen, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter (PG), Chris Herndon (SF) John White, John Jensen | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:29 | Wyoming | Charles Craver misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Andrew Collar (SF) Chris Herndon | |
| 10:29 | Wyoming | Charles Craver misses the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 10:29 | Wyoming | Charles Craver makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Long gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the jumper from the left side set up by Wayne Powell | 13-15 |
| 09:18 | Wyoming | Wayne Powell picks off the pass by Jay Moore | 13-15 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is whistled for a carry | 13-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John White (PG), Michael Martz (PF), Terry Cain (C) Malcolm Teeter, Charles Craver, Carl Leath | |
| 08:42 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jay Moore | 13-17 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 13-17 |
| 08:12 | Wyoming | Michael Martz grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:55 | Wyoming | Jay Moore is fouled on the floor by Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter (PG), Chris Herndon (SF) Jay Moore, Andrew Collar | |
| 07:28 | Wyoming | Malcolm Teeter misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 07:27 | Wyoming | Chris Herndon tips it in | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - Malcolm Teeter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Herndon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Martz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Cain (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a shot from the right block | 13-19 |
| 07:13 | Wyoming | Chris Herndon gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:44 | Wyoming | Terry Cain hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 13-19 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is hacked by Malcolm Teeter - foul #2 on Malcolm Teeter, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Jensen (SG), Charles Craver (PF), Carl Leath (C) John White, Michael Martz, Terry Cain | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Teeter - foul #3 on Malcolm Teeter, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Gene Land, Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Moore (PG), Andrew Collar (SF) Malcolm Teeter, Chris Herndon | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-19 |
| 06:08 | Wyoming | The rebound goes to Charles Craver | 13-19 |
| 05:39 | Wyoming | Jay Moore comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John White (PG) John Jensen | |
| 05:39 | Wyoming | Jay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 05:39 | Wyoming | Jay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Long | 16-21 |
| 05:01 | Wyoming | Jay Moore is fouled on the floor by Gene Land - foul #2 on Gene Land, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Martz (PF) Charles Craver | |
| 05:01 | Wyoming | Jay Moore makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:01 | Wyoming | Jay Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 04:16 | Wyoming | John White hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jay Moore | 19-25 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the shot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 04:04 | Wyoming | John White pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:44 | Wyoming | Danny Carreiro steals it from John White | 19-25 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is denied on a layup by Michael Martz | 19-25 |
| 03:38 | Wyoming | Carl Leath pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 03:21 | Wyoming | John White misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wyoming | PG - John White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jay Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Andrew Collar (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Martz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Leath (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman drills a floater from the left side and the foul's on Michael Martz - foul #1 on Michael Martz, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Wyoming | John Jensen (SG), Chris Herndon (SF), Charles Craver (PF), Terry Cain (C) Jay Moore, Andrew Collar, Michael Martz, Carl Leath | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:55 | Wyoming | Charles Craver pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:34 | Wyoming | John White misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Gene Land buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Long | 23-25 |
| 02:13 | Wyoming | Charles Craver misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gene Land | 25-25 |
| 01:42 | Wyoming | Charles Craver hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 25-25 |
| 01:40 | Wyoming | John Jensen tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lin Xiong | 27-27 |
| 01:16 | Wyoming | John White is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Jay Moore (PG) John White | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Andrew Collar (SF) Chris Herndon | |
| 00:46 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Wayne Powell - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 00:46 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:46 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Craver steals it from Guadalupe Mendoza | 27-28 |
| 00:14 | Wyoming | Jay Moore can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-28 |
| 00:13 | Wyoming | Jay Moore tips it back up and in | 27-30 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is whistled for traveling | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Wyoming | Michael Martz (PF), Carl Leath (C) Charles Craver, Terry Cain | |
| 00:03 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Wyoming | | |
| 00:03 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:03 | Wyoming | Andrew Collar makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-32 |