| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Ervin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin is fouled on the floor by Reuben Williams - foul #1 on Reuben Williams, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-26 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller hits the follow up shot | 22-26 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Gilbert Carpenter | 22-28 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 18:34 | UCLA | John Sledge denies the turnaround by Gilbert Carpenter | 25-28 |
| 18:32 | UCLA | John Boyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:26 | UCLA | Andrew Ervin steps in front of the Herman Winter pass | 25-28 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 18:03 | UCLA | John Boyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 18:02 | UCLA | Reuben Williams grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:46 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana hits the finger roll on a great pass from Reuben Williams | 27-30 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | James Bly loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (C) Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Drew Zambrana | |
| 17:04 | UCLA | John Boyes buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Winter | 27-33 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | James Bly loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Charles Moore (PF) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, John Sledge | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF) Herman Winter, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 16:40 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF) Walter Zent | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:23 | UCLA | Jesus Souza drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Cox | 27-36 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | David Wilson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 27-36 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | John Boyes pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Marty Erwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Marty Erwin picks off the pass by John Boyes | 27-36 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Marty Erwin | 29-36 |
| 15:31 | UCLA | Thomas Cox is fouled on the floor by Justin Lewis - foul #3 on Justin Lewis, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), Stanley Fuller (C) Marty Erwin, Brandon Coleman, Justin Lewis, Charles Moore, David Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Herman Winter (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Thomas Cox, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Andrew Ervin - foul #1 on Andrew Ervin, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Bly | 32-38 |
| 14:36 | UCLA | Reuben Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | James Bly grabs the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-40 |
| 13:51 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Herman Winter is hacked by Walter Zent - foul #3 on Walter Zent, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Jose Orozco (PF) Leif Zwiefel, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 13:21 | UCLA | Reuben Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Drew Zambrana - foul #2 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brandon Coleman (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), Charles Moore (PF) Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent, John Sledge | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Drew Zambrana | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:38 | UCLA | Herman Winter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Boyes | 34-42 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Charles Moore and he's hacked by Herman Winter - foul #3 on Herman Winter, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Marty Erwin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Herman Winter, Jose Orozco | |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 11:53 | UCLA | Brandon Coleman steals the ball from Gilbert Carpenter | 37-42 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore hits the finger roll set up by Brandon Coleman | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Lewis (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter jams it on a great pass from Thomas Cox and he's fouled by Justin Lewis - foul #4 on Justin Lewis, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin (SG), Walter Zent (SF), John Sledge (PF), David Wilson (C) Brandon Coleman, Justin Lewis, Charles Moore, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Drew Zambrana (C) Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer | |
| 11:29 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:29 | UCLA | Jesus Souza grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 39-44 |
| 11:19 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana tips it in | 39-46 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Drew Zambrana steals it from James Bly | 39-46 |
| 10:41 | UCLA | Reuben Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Boyes | 39-49 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Gilbert Carpenter - foul #1 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG) James Bly | |
| Subs | UCLA | Herman Winter (SF), Jose Orozco (PF) Jesus Souza, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Boyes | 40-51 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Reuben Williams - foul #2 on Reuben Williams, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Drew Zambrana | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 09:26 | UCLA | John Boyes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Marty Erwin - foul #1 on Marty Erwin, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (PF) John Sledge | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:26 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:26 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Russell Rhymer - foul #3 on Russell Rhymer, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG) Marty Erwin, Andrew Ervin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG) John Boyes | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:39 | UCLA | Thomas Cox is fouled on the floor by David Wilson - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller (C) David Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Jose Orozco | |
| 08:39 | UCLA | Thomas Cox makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:39 | UCLA | Thomas Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:39 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:25 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter lays it in on a nice dish by Leif Zwiefel | 45-56 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | James Bly evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Stanley Fuller | 47-56 |
| 07:59 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 07:57 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer gets the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:39 | UCLA | Herman Winter hits the finger roll set up by Gilbert Carpenter | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Coleman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Moore (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stanley Fuller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leif Zwiefel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Cox (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Walter Zent buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Bly | 49-58 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Zent - foul #4 on Walter Zent, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Andrew Ervin (SG), Justin Lewis (SF), John Sledge (PF) James Bly, Brandon Coleman, Walter Zent, Charles Moore | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Drew Zambrana (C) Leif Zwiefel, Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer | |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 06:32 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:22 | UCLA | John Boyes drills a jumper from the right side | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Gilbert Carpenter picks off the pass by Marty Erwin | 49-60 |
| 05:49 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the lay-in | 49-60 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (C) Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF) Herman Winter, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 05:25 | UCLA | Marty Erwin is called for the reach on John Boyes - foul #2 on Marty Erwin, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Marty Erwin | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 05:25 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 49-62 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the tip | 49-62 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis tips it back up and in | 51-62 |
| 04:52 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Reuben Williams | 51-64 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Jesus Souza is called for the reach on Andrew Ervin - foul #2 on Jesus Souza, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF) Justin Lewis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Ervin misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:39 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 04:20 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Reuben Williams | 52-67 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | James Bly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-67 |
| 04:07 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 52-67 |
| 03:51 | UCLA | John Boyes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | John Boyes steps in front of the John Sledge pass | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Ervin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Zent (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:26 | UCLA | Jesus Souza misses the 3 from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | James Bly knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Wilson | 55-70 |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana blows the layup | 55-70 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | John Sledge lays it up and in and the foul's on Drew Zambrana - foul #3 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #8 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin (PG), Brandon Coleman (SG), Justin Lewis (SF) James Bly, Andrew Ervin, Walter Zent | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Thomas Cox (SG), Herman Winter (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) John Boyes, Reuben Williams, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Drew Zambrana | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the free throw | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Zent (SF), Stanley Fuller (C) Justin Lewis, David Wilson | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Leif Zwiefel | |
| 02:30 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter is hacked by John Sledge - foul #3 on John Sledge, team foul #10 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Lewis (SF), Charles Moore (PF), David Wilson (C) Walter Zent, John Sledge, Stanley Fuller | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:30 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:30 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | David Wilson's floater is tipped away by Russell Rhymer | 58-72 |
| 02:15 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Russell Rhymer | 58-72 |
| 01:53 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Drew Zambrana (C) Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Reuben Williams picks off the pass by Charles Moore | 58-72 |
| 01:27 | UCLA | Reuben Williams jams it | 58-74 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-74 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the tip | 58-74 |
| 01:16 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 58-74 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the board | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Drew Zambrana - foul #4 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | David Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | David Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | UCLA | Herman Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-74 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Marty Erwin hits a 3 from the left corner | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | John Boyes runs out the clock | 62-74 |