| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | East Tennessee State | Darrel Villarreal is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:26 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess blows the layup | 31-30 |
| 19:25 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:17 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by Tim Burgess in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tim Burgess, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF) Tim Burgess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:03 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Jacob Noe | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is fouled on the floor by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 18:47 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Allen Blosser | 34-30 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Greene is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #3 on Mark Greene, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Francisco Sanchez (PF), William Chaffins (C) Mark Greene, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 18:04 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| 17:58 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Blosser - foul #1 on Allen Blosser, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | William Whaley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett (C) Larry Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:20 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Allen Blosser | 36-30 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Kim Decker steps in front of the Stephen White pass in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 17:14 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker lays it up and in | 38-30 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kim Decker - foul #2 on Kim Decker, team foul #4 | 38-30 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SF), Jacob Noe (PF) William Chaffins, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Stephen White, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:03 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 16:43 | East Tennessee State | Peter Angulo takes the ball from Roy Jewett | 38-31 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is fouled in the backcourt by Allen Blosser - foul #2 on Allen Blosser, team foul #5 | 38-31 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Richard Gokey | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Woods - foul #1 on Larry Woods, team foul #6 | 38-31 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:53 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Blosser (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Noe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Randy Hendrix (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Kim Decker - foul #3 on Kim Decker, team foul #7 | 38-32 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Larry Woods, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Stephen White (SG), William Whaley (SF) Randy Hendrix, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:12 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 15:11 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 14:58 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is hacked by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #4 | 38-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 14:43 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Tim Burgess steps in front of the Darrel Villarreal pass in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| 14:32 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess blows the layup | 38-33 |
| 14:30 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene tips it back up and in | 40-33 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Richard Gokey is blocked by Francisco Sanchez | 40-33 |
| 14:10 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 14:05 | East Tennessee State | Francisco Sanchez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Francisco Sanchez, team foul #8 | 40-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins (C) Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is intercepted by Tim Burgess in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 13:54 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 13:53 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:40 | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 13:38 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene tips it back up and in | 42-33 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is hacked by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #4 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #9 | 42-33 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SG), Roy Jewett (C) Kapeni Abdula, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Stephen White, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:09 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Roy Jewett | 45-35 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Woods - foul #2 on Larry Woods, team foul #10 | 45-35 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG) Tim Burgess | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Kevin Bonilla | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:44 | East Tennessee State | Randy Hendrix takes the ball from Allen Blosser | 45-36 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-36 |
| 12:27 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 12:09 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 45-36 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo connects on the open turnaround in the lane set up by Randy Hendrix | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | East Tennessee State | Rene Esposito picks off the pass by Allen Blosser | 45-38 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allen Blosser (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Chaffins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 11:26 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 11:06 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 45-38 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a runner near the basket | 45-38 |
| 10:40 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Roy Jewett | 45-38 |
| 10:24 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods's floater is knocked away by Rene Esposito | 45-38 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-38 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix gets the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-38 |
| 09:38 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 09:25 | East Tennessee State | William Chaffins connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Greene | 47-38 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal connects on the floater near the basket set up by Peter Angulo and he's fouled by Mark Greene - foul #4 on Mark Greene, team foul #11 | 47-40 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Mark Greene, Allen Blosser, Larry Woods, William Chaffins, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Randy Hendrix, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:43 | East Tennessee State | Stephen White steals the ball from Jacob Noe | 47-41 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey banks in the layup | 47-43 |
| 08:04 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Kim Decker, team foul #12 | 47-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (PG) Kim Decker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Francisco Sanchez steps in front of the Kevin Bonilla pass in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| 07:43 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 49-43 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Larry Woods (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Noe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Francisco Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses short on a shot from the left block | 49-43 |
| 07:23 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 07:15 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is hacked by Larry Woods in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Woods, team foul #13 | 49-43 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Kim Decker (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Randy Hendrix (C) Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:09 | East Tennessee State | Stephen White is called for the reach on Mark Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen White, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| 06:52 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | William Whaley connects on the jumper in the paint | 52-46 |
| 06:17 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 06:16 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski tips it in | 54-46 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo blows the layup | 54-46 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 05:33 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe can't connect on a runner from the left block | 54-48 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jacob Noe - foul #3 on Jacob Noe, team foul #14 | 54-48 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kapeni Abdula (SG), Roy Jewett (C) Mark Greene, Jacob Noe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (C) William Whaley, Terry Koerner, Randy Hendrix | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:53 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled on the floor by Stephen White - foul #5 on Stephen White, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Francisco Sanchez (C) Tim Burgess, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Stephen White, Peter Angulo | |
| 04:41 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski is fouled on the floor by Richard Gokey - foul #1 on Richard Gokey, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| 04:41 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 04:41 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by Kapeni Abdula - foul #4 on Kapeni Abdula, team foul #15 | 56-50 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey | |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:04 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Larry Woods (SF) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Mark Greene (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kapeni Abdula (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Larry Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Francisco Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Cody Lingerfelt, Rene Esposito | |
| 03:06 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Allen Blosser (SG) Mark Greene, Larry Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PG), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 02:47 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is fouled on the floor by Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 02:47 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:47 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Kim Decker picks off the pass by Richard Gokey | 58-52 |
| 02:22 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker banks in the layup | 60-52 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (SG), Kapeni Abdula (SF), Francisco Sanchez (PF) Allen Blosser, Tim Burgess, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Kim Decker steps in front of the Terry Koerner pass in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 02:16 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kim Decker | 62-52 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a runner from close range | 62-52 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the 3 from straight away | 62-55 |
| 01:41 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene (PG), Allen Blosser (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Kim Decker, Larry Woods, Kapeni Abdula, Francisco Sanchez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix, William Whaley, Terry Koerner, Richard Gokey, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 01:24 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| 01:24 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:24 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 63-57 |
| 01:03 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:02 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett tips it back up and in | 65-57 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Kevin Bonilla is called for the reach on Mark Greene - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (SG), Jacob Noe (PF) Allen Blosser, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:57 | East Tennessee State | Mark Greene misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rene Esposito | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Greene is called for the reach on Peter Angulo - foul #5 on Mark Greene, team foul #16 | 66-57 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (PF) Mark Greene, Jacob Noe | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:52 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser is hacked by Darrel Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (PF) Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:50 | East Tennessee State | Allen Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-58 |
| 00:42 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess buries a runner from the right block | 70-58 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix is fouled on the floor by Kim Decker - foul #5 on Kim Decker, team foul #17 | 70-58 |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods (PG), Kapeni Abdula (SG), William Chaffins (SF), Francisco Sanchez (C) Kim Decker, Allen Blosser, Tim Burgess, Roy Jewett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | East Tennessee State | Larry Woods runs out the clock | 70-60 |