| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fresh) PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) C - Michael Greer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Foss - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | David Wooten is called for the reach on Frank Foss - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the easy layup | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 18:54 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer blows the layup | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is hacked by Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | William Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer tips it home | 5-2 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | James Krout lays it up and in set up by William Bennett | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:20 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer tips it home | 7-4 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Foss | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 16:04 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | William Bennett denies the turnaround by Harold Taormina | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frank Foss | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joe Anderson - foul #1 on Joe Anderson, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Charles Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:06 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is hacked by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Michael Greer steals it from George Vangilder | 7-8 |
| 14:23 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 7-8 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Proctor | 7-11 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it but misses | 9-11 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:54 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is whistled for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Marijan Solinski (C) Harold Taormina, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is fouled on the floor by Joe Anderson - foul #2 on Joe Anderson, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SG), David Honey (C) Charles Wiggins, Joe Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | James Krout denies the turnaround by Marijan Solinski | 9-11 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Houston (fresh) SG - Wayne McNeal (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) C - David Honey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Foss | 9-13 |
| 11:44 | Vanderbilt | James Houston connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Frank Foss | 12-15 |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | James Houston is hacked by Frank Foss - foul #2 on Frank Foss, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Michael Greer (C) James Houston, Scott Benton, David Honey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Frank Foss | |
| 10:57 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marijan Solinski | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is hacked by Wayne McNeal - foul #1 on Wayne McNeal, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-18 |
| 10:28 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG) Robert Crosby | |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is called for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF) Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Marijan Solinski steps in front of the Kenneth Ovellette pass | 15-18 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Wiggins | 18-18 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Greer is called for the reach on George Vangilder - foul #1 on Michael Greer, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming is denied on a layup by Scott Benton | 18-18 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor is hacked by Marijan Solinski - foul #1 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (PG), Wayne McNeal (SG) Charles Wiggins, Harold Taormina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (PG), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scott Benton | 18-18 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 18-18 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by James Krout | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Vanderbilt | James Houston is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Houston, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), David Honey (C) Scott Benton, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG) Frederick Proctor | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | David Honey pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | James Houston knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Wiggins | 21-20 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Manuel Tubbs, team foul #4 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF) James Houston, Wayne McNeal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) C - David Honey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Wiggins and he's fouled by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (C) James Krout | |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | William Bennett drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Crosby | 24-22 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is hacked by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #6 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (PG), Michael Greer (C) Charles Wiggins, David Honey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), George Vangilder (C) Manuel Tubbs, William Bennett | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski's fadeaway is rejected by George Vangilder | 24-22 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a fadeaway from close range | 24-24 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | David Berta takes the ball from Harold Taormina | 24-24 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is denied on a layup by Marijan Solinski | 24-24 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it back up and in | 24-26 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by James Houston and he's hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF), Joe Anderson (PF) Scott Benton, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), James Krout (C) Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby, George Vangilder | |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Anderson swats the shot by James Krout | 26-26 |
| 05:45 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 05:33 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina grabs the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), David Honey (C) Harold Taormina, Michael Greer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (PF) Ronald Fleming | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joe Anderson | 26-26 |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Manuel Tubbs steals the ball from Wayne McNeal | 26-26 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | David Berta can't throw it down | 26-26 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | James Houston is hacked by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton (SF), Marijan Solinski (C) Wayne McNeal, David Honey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG) David Berta, Frederick Proctor | |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Benton - foul #1 on Scott Benton, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG) James Houston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ovellette steps in front of the Harold Taormina pass | 26-28 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Wiggins takes the ball from William Bennett | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Anderson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Robert Crosby | 26-30 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 29-30 |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | James Krout steals it from Charles Wiggins | 29-30 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by William Bennett is blocked by Joe Anderson | 29-30 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson is hacked by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #9 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), James Houston (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Michael Greer (C) Charles Wiggins, Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Marijan Solinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Robert Crosby, Kenneth Ovellette, Manuel Tubbs, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a jumper from close range | 31-30 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten tips it home | 33-30 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Houston picks off the pass by David Berta | 33-30 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | James Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Joe Anderson grabs the board | 33-30 |