| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook inbounds the ball | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Foss | 46-58 |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-58 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by James Krout - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #1 | 46-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) James Bell, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming (C) James Krout | |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | William Bennett gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Cook steps in front of the Ronald Fleming pass | 46-58 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Michael Rau connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carmelo Ortega and he's hacked by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #2 | 48-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), James Bell (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Amos Scott steals the ball from Kenneth Ovellette | 49-58 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash banks in the layup set up by Tomas Hall | 51-58 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 51-58 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Amos Scott tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming clanks a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #1 | 53-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Tomas Hall, James Bell, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 17:27 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by David Berta - foul #2 on David Berta, team foul #3 | 53-60 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Ronald Fleming swats the layup by Carmelo Ortega | 53-60 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega tips it in | 55-60 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Garf Zand can't throw it down | 55-63 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Fleming | 55-63 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #2 | 55-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is hacked by George Vangilder - foul #2 on George Vangilder, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Byron Harris (PF) Tomas Hall, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gene Jansen | 57-65 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-65 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen grabs the board | 57-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-65 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-65 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor tips it back up and in | 57-67 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 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 | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-67 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Cook | 59-67 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | William Bennett drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Frank Foss | 59-69 |
| 14:19 | East Carolina | Michael Rau is fouled on the floor by Frank Foss - foul #3 on Frank Foss, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bennett | 59-69 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 59-69 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby buries a floater from the right side | 59-71 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Robert Crosby takes the ball from Carmelo Ortega | 59-71 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #3 | 59-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on James Krout | 59-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), James Bell (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a shot in the lane | 59-73 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | James Bell takes the ball from William Bennett | 59-73 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Robert Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from James Bell | 61-73 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor travels with the ball | 61-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Frederick Proctor | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Krout (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Robert Crosby steals the ball from Byron Harris | 61-73 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | David Berta is hacked by Gene Jansen - foul #1 on Gene Jansen, team foul #4 | 61-73 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), George Vangilder (C) David Berta, Manuel Tubbs, James Krout | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 61-73 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it in | 61-75 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-75 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marlon Coy - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #5 | 61-75 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) William Bennett | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #6 | 61-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Jared Lewis, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Robert Crosby, George Vangilder | |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 10:43 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the offensive rebound | 62-77 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Robert Cook banks in the layup set up by Amos Scott | 64-77 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 64-77 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | Michael Rau grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Amos Scott | 66-77 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is hacked by Amos Scott - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #6 | 66-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James Bell, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), William Bennett (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming, James Krout | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Mitchell Thrash takes the ball from Manuel Tubbs | 66-77 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash knocks in the shot from the right block | 68-77 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-77 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tomas Hall | 68-77 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Tomas Hall comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 68-77 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 68-77 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #7 | 68-77 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Gene Jansen, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Frederick Proctor | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the floater from just outside the lane | 68-79 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs grabs the board | 68-79 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Thrash - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #8 | 68-79 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Byron Harris (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Amos Scott, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG) David Berta | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 08:13 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| 07:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-79 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Gene Jansen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Crosby | 71-82 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 73-82 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette travels with the ball | 73-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Fleming (PF), James Krout (C) Manuel Tubbs, William Bennett, George Vangilder | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-82 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Krout | 73-82 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:53 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the dunk attempt | 73-82 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 73-82 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marlon Coy - foul #2 on Marlon Coy, team foul #9 | 73-82 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the 1st free throw | 73-82 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-83 |
| 06:27 | East Carolina | Frank Foss takes the ball from Amos Scott | 73-83 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Foss | 73-85 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Michael Rau buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Marlon Coy | 75-85 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Crosby and the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #2 on Michael Rau, team foul #10 | 75-87 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SG), David Berta (SF) Frederick Proctor, Robert Crosby | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming makes the free throw | 75-88 |
| 05:56 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 75-88 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Krout | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | David Berta is hacked by Garf Zand - foul #3 on Garf Zand, team foul #11 | 75-88 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Garf Zand, Mitchell Thrash | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), William Bennett (PF) Frank Foss, Ronald Fleming | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 1st free throw | 75-89 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 2nd free throw | 75-90 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Amos Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 75-90 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | William Bennett drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Michael Rau - foul #3 on Michael Rau, team foul #12 | 75-92 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Byron Harris (PF) Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the free throw | 75-92 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 75-92 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Kenneth Ovellette takes the ball from Carmelo Ortega | 75-92 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Ovellette | 75-94 |
| 04:29 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Byron Harris | 78-94 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-94 |
| 04:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris pulls down the rebound | 78-94 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega lays it in set up by Amos Scott | 80-94 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 26 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Krout (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | James Krout is fouled on the floor by Carmelo Ortega - foul #3 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #13 | 80-94 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, Manuel Tubbs, William Bennett | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 80-95 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 2nd free throw | 80-96 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 80-96 |
| 03:07 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the tip | 80-96 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Krout | 80-96 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 80-96 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 80-96 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Robert Cook is whistled for traveling | 80-96 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Garf Zand (PF) Michael Rau | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frederick Proctor, James Krout | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-96 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG) Manuel Tubbs | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-96 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the offensive board | 80-96 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Gene Jansen steals it from Kenneth Ovellette | 80-96 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-96 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Garf Zand tips it home | 82-96 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming throws it down | 82-98 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Crosby - foul #3 on Robert Crosby, team foul #7 | 82-98 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Robert Crosby | |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 83-98 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 84-98 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | David Berta is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 84-98 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF) Robert Cook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tomas Hall | 87-98 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | David Berta is fouled in the backcourt by Gene Jansen - foul #2 on Gene Jansen, team foul #14 | 87-98 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 1st free throw | 87-99 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 2nd free throw | 87-100 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen double dribbles | 87-100 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Berta misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gene Jansen - foul #3 on Gene Jansen, team foul #15 | 87-100 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 1st free throw | 87-101 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Berta misses the 2nd free throw | 87-101 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Garf Zand snags the defensive board | 87-101 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Marlon Coy | 89-101 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Berta runs out the clock | 89-101 |