| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Roman Albers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Pulley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Robbins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 19:45 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Roman Albers steps in front of the Robert Long pass in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 19:35 | Loyola Marymount | Wayne Powell is called for the reach on Donald Pulley - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 19:20 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins jams it | 48-40 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-40 |
| 19:12 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 18:59 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-40 |
| 18:58 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley tips it home | 50-40 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Claassen | 50-42 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gene Land | |
| 18:31 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 18:31 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses long on a floater from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Long travels with the ball | 52-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro (PG), Steven Escalera (PF), Kenneth Biron (C) Roman Albers, Donald Pulley, Travis Robbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 17:26 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Justin Mauro | 55-42 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 17:07 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| 16:44 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Gene Land - foul #1 on Gene Land, team foul #3 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers (PG) Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 16:44 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning misses the free throw | 57-42 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Biron - foul #1 on Kenneth Biron, team foul #1 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley (PF), Travis Robbins (C) Michael Manning, Steven Escalera | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the shot from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 16:11 | Loyola Marymount | The rebound goes to Donald Pulley | 57-42 |
| 16:00 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro is hacked by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Roman Albers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Mauro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Biron (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Pulley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Justin Mauro | 60-42 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman comes up short on the floater near the basket | 60-42 |
| 15:35 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 15:30 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro's pass is intercepted by Wayne Powell | 60-42 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the lay-in | 60-42 |
| 15:24 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 15:17 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers scores on a shot from close range set up by Donald Pulley | 62-42 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the offensive board | 62-42 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Wayne Powell, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Joshua House (PG), Michael Manning (SG), Randall Smith (SF), Steven Escalera (PF) Roman Albers, Justin Mauro, Kenneth Biron, Donald Pulley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 14:19 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning hits a wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by Randall Smith | 64-42 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Manning - foul #3 on Michael Manning, team foul #2 | 64-42 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 14:14 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins grabs the board | 64-43 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #6 | 64-43 |
| 13:56 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 64-43 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 64-43 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 13:48 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 13:41 | Loyola Marymount | Li-Liang Zhao is called for the reach on Steven Escalera - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #7 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 13:41 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Escalera misses the 1st free throw | 64-43 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 64-43 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-43 |
| 13:19 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Escalera pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 13:04 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning is open but misses the lay-in | 64-43 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 64-43 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Long | 64-46 |
| 12:50 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 64-46 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the rebound | 64-46 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 64-48 |
| 12:30 | Loyola Marymount | The short jumper by Travis Robbins is denied by Guadalupe Mendoza | 64-48 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-48 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it home | 64-50 |
| 12:09 | Loyola Marymount | Clarence Williams steals the ball from Michael Manning | 64-50 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in | 64-52 |
| 11:50 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Joshua House (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Escalera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Robbins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Long | 64-55 |
| 11:37 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Escalera can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 64-55 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 11:28 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 11:07 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua House and the foul's on Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers (PG), Justin Mauro (SG), Donald Pulley (PF), Kenneth Biron (C) Joshua House, Michael Manning, Steven Escalera, Travis Robbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:07 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Donald Pulley - foul #3 on Donald Pulley, team foul #3 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Clarence Williams | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long | |
| 10:50 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 10:50 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Gene Land connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 10:14 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 10:14 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 10:14 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 68-59 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman knocks in the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Randall Smith - foul #1 on Randall Smith, team foul #4 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Robert Long | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 09:56 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 09:55 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron tips it back up and in | 70-62 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Biron | 70-62 |
| 09:35 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-62 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning (SG) Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away | 70-65 |
| 09:08 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-65 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-65 |
| 08:59 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron grabs the board | 70-65 |
| 08:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith (SF), Jamie Jung (PF), Travis Robbins (C) Justin Mauro, Donald Pulley, Kenneth Biron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| 08:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 08:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 72-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Joshua House (PG), Steven Escalera (PF) Roman Albers, Jamie Jung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 08:19 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning can't finish the layup | 72-65 |
| 08:18 | Loyola Marymount | Travis Robbins hits the follow up shot | 74-65 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is called for traveling | 74-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung (PF) Travis Robbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 07:59 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua House and the foul's on Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #12 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 07:59 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith makes the free throw | 77-65 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gene Land | 77-67 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Joshua House (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Manning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jamie Jung (fresh) C - Steven Escalera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning can't finish the layup | 77-67 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 77-67 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-67 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers (PG), Justin Mauro (SG), Donald Pulley (PF), Kenneth Biron (C) Joshua House, Michael Manning, Jamie Jung, Steven Escalera | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 07:08 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley can't finish the layup | 77-67 |
| 07:07 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith tips it in | 79-67 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Long | 79-69 |
| 06:38 | Loyola Marymount | Danny Carreiro picks off the pass by Justin Mauro | 79-69 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wayne Powell | 79-71 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Powell - foul #3 on Wayne Powell, team foul #13 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning (SG), Steven Escalera (PF) Randall Smith, Donald Pulley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 05:56 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 81-73 |
| 05:26 | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-73 |
| 05:24 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Escalera tips it but misses | 81-73 |
| 05:22 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning tips it but misses | 81-73 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Escalera tips it back up and in | 83-73 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Gregory Claassen | 83-75 |
| 04:39 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro is hacked by Gene Land - foul #2 on Gene Land, team foul #14 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith (SF), Donald Pulley (PF), Travis Robbins (C) Roman Albers, Steven Escalera, Kenneth Biron | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 04:39 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 04:39 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 85-75 |
| 04:23 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley snags the defensive board | 85-75 |
| 04:06 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Randall Smith | 87-75 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 87-77 |
| 03:43 | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Randall Smith | 89-77 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Justin Mauro - foul #2 on Justin Mauro, team foul #5 | 89-77 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Roman Albers (PG), Joshua House (SG), Steven Escalera (PF) Justin Mauro, Michael Manning, Donald Pulley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 89-77 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Roman Albers (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua House (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Smith (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. PF - Steven Escalera (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Robbins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Loyola Marymount | Randall Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-78 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 92-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron (SF) Randall Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Robert Long | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 92-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Michael Manning (SG), Donald Pulley (PF) Joshua House, Steven Escalera | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:20 | Loyola Marymount | Donald Pulley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 94-78 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roman Albers - foul #1 on Roman Albers, team foul #6 | 94-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Joshua House (PG), Justin Mauro (SG), Jamie Jung (PF), Steven Escalera (C) Roman Albers, Michael Manning, Donald Pulley, Travis Robbins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 1st free throw | 94-78 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 94-78 |
| 02:15 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 94-78 |
| 01:55 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Kenneth Biron | 97-78 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses long on a floater from the right side | 97-78 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the offensive board | 97-78 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Kenneth Biron - foul #2 on Kenneth Biron, team foul #7 | 97-78 |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 97-79 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 97-80 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Loyola Marymount | Joshua House misses long on a shot from the right wing | 97-80 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 97-80 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao connects on the jump hook in the paint | 97-82 |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Loyola Marymount | Gregory Claassen takes the ball from Joshua House | 97-82 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Claassen | 97-84 |
| 00:00 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Mauro runs out the clock | 97-84 |