| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Del Merino (fresh) SG - George Morrison (fresh) SF - Hugh Blanche (fresh) PF - John Helton (fresh) C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Indiana | George Morrison drills a jumper from the right side set up by Del Merino | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Indiana | George Morrison grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche misses long on a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Indiana | Rene Esposito takes the ball from Micheal Moulton | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Hugh Blanche steals the ball from Kevin Bonilla | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Indiana | Cody Lingerfelt is called for the reach on John Helton - foul #1 on Cody Lingerfelt, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Indiana | George Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Bonilla - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 17:53 | Indiana | George Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Indiana | George Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Angulo out of a doubleteam | 5-2 |
| 17:19 | Indiana | George Morrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cody Lingerfelt | 8-2 |
| 16:52 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Whitfield (PG), Daniel Jensen (SG), Earl Yates (SF) Del Merino, George Morrison, Hugh Blanche | |
| 16:52 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-3 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix tips it back up and in | 10-3 |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins can't finish the layup | 10-3 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is whistled for a carry | 10-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Cody Lingerfelt, Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) John Howard, Greg Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - William Whaley (fresh) SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Charles Whitfield (fresh) SG - Daniel Jensen (fresh) SF - Earl Yates (fresh) PF - John Helton (fresh) C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-6 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Whitfield - foul #1 on Charles Whitfield, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Indiana | Del Merino (PG), George Morrison (SG) Charles Whitfield, Daniel Jensen | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 11-6 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:06 | Indiana | Del Merino misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 12-6 |
| 14:53 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:39 | Indiana | Del Merino scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:24 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:17 | Indiana | Earl Yates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-8 |
| 14:16 | Indiana | John Helton pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:03 | Indiana | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Del Merino - foul #1 on Richard Gokey, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Richard Gokey, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hugh Blanche (SF) Earl Yates | |
| 13:53 | Indiana | Peter Angulo blocks the short jumper by George Morrison | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | Indiana | John Helton gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 13:31 | Indiana | Kevin Bonilla is called for the reach on Del Merino - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Howard (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 13:22 | Indiana | George Morrison is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on George Morrison, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo lays it in set up by Darrel Villarreal | 14-8 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | Terry Koerner is called for the reach on Hugh Blanche - foul #1 on Terry Koerner, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (SF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Whitfield (PG), Daniel Jensen (SG) Del Merino, George Morrison | |
| 12:25 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins hits a floater from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo evades the doubleteam and hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Charles Whitfield - foul #2 on Charles Whitfield, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (PG), John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Charles Whitfield, John Howard, Greg Jenkins | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 11:59 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton slams it home set up by Daniel Jensen | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fresh) SG - Daniel Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hugh Blanche (fresh) PF - John Helton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Peter Angulo, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Indiana | Del Merino (PG), George Morrison (SG) Earl Yates, Daniel Jensen | |
| 11:22 | Indiana | Del Merino misses short on a floater from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 17-12 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | George Morrison steals it from Richard Gokey | 17-12 |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Del Merino is hacked by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #8 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (SF), John Howard (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) Hugh Blanche, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 10:35 | Indiana | Del Merino misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 17-12 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | William Whaley travels with the ball | 17-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:12 | Indiana | Randy Hendrix steps in front of the Greg Jenkins pass | 17-12 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | George Morrison steals the ball from Stephen White in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 09:59 | Indiana | George Morrison's pass is intercepted by Cody Lingerfelt | 17-12 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a jump hook from close range | 17-12 |
| 09:47 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:28 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 17-12 |
| 09:27 | Indiana | Earl Yates grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #9 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Terry Koerner (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Jensen (SG), John Helton (PF) George Morrison, John Howard | |
| 09:11 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins makes the free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is hacked by Earl Yates - foul #1 on Earl Yates, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hugh Blanche (SF), Micheal Moulton (C) Del Merino, Greg Jenkins | |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Helton - foul #1 on John Helton, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | John Helton can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Angulo - foul #2 on Peter Angulo, team foul #10 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:42 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:42 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Micheal Moulton is called for the reach on Terry Koerner - foul #1 on Micheal Moulton, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Earl Yates steals it from Stephen White | 18-17 |
| 08:09 | Indiana | Hugh Blanche slams it home on a nice dish by Earl Yates | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the shot near the basket | 18-19 |
| 07:53 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Earl Yates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hugh Blanche (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Helton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Daniel Jensen clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 18-19 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 18-19 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Micheal Moulton | 18-19 |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Yates | 18-21 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't finish the layup | 18-21 |
| 07:02 | Indiana | The rebound goes to John Helton | 18-21 |
| 06:45 | Indiana | Daniel Jensen is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), William Whaley (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Stephen White, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Indiana | Del Merino (PG), George Morrison (SG), John Howard (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) Earl Yates, Daniel Jensen, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal drills a driving attempt from the right block | 20-21 |
| 06:28 | Indiana | William Whaley swats the shot by George Morrison | 20-21 |
| 06:26 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Del Merino | 20-21 |
| 06:12 | Indiana | Del Merino hits a floater in the lane set up by George Morrison | 20-23 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Darrel Villarreal is denied by Greg Jenkins | 20-23 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 20-23 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix's pass is intercepted by Del Merino | 20-23 |
| 05:14 | Indiana | John Howard misses the lay-in | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to John Howard | 20-23 |
| 04:51 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins misses the shot near the basket | 20-23 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Indiana | Daniel Jensen (SG), John Helton (PF), Micheal Moulton (C) Hugh Blanche, John Howard, Greg Jenkins | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:09 | Indiana | Stephen White is called for the reach on George Morrison - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Indiana | Earl Yates (SF) Daniel Jensen | |
| 04:09 | Indiana | George Morrison misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:09 | Indiana | George Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 23-23 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF) Randy Hendrix, Cody Lingerfelt, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 03:40 | Indiana | John Helton misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Peter Angulo - foul #3 on Peter Angulo, team foul #12 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Indiana | Charles Whitfield (PG), Daniel Jensen (SG) Del Merino, George Morrison | |
| 03:40 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:40 | Indiana | John Helton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - Terry Koerner (fresh) SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Charles Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Jensen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Yates (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Helton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Moulton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 03:21 | Indiana | Micheal Moulton snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 03:04 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 03:02 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:47 | Indiana | Charles Whitfield buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Earl Yates | 23-28 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 23-28 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Jensen steals it from Rene Esposito | 23-28 |
| 01:55 | Indiana | Daniel Jensen misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #13 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Indiana | Del Merino (PG), George Morrison (SF), John Howard (PF), Greg Jenkins (C) Charles Whitfield, Earl Yates, John Helton, Micheal Moulton | |
| 01:55 | Indiana | Daniel Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:55 | Indiana | Daniel Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gokey | 26-29 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | George Morrison drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Howard | 26-31 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 01:06 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | George Morrison hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Jensen and he's fouled by Kevin Bonilla - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #14 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SF) Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Indiana | Hugh Blanche (SF) Daniel Jensen | |
| 00:48 | Indiana | George Morrison makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Darrel Villarreal | 28-34 |
| 00:02 | Indiana | Greg Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 00:01 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Del Merino | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Indiana | The clock runs out | 28-34 |