| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alexander Baeza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe George (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Joe George inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the shot from the left side | 31-31 |
| 19:13 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joe George - foul #1 on Joe George, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:30 | Liberty | William Pickett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 33-31 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 18:22 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:09 | Liberty | Joe George hits a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Bonilla - foul #2 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:09 | Liberty | Joe George makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 35-34 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez hits a floater from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Randy Hendrix (SF), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Cody Lingerfelt, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Paul McNair (SF), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, Alexander Baeza, Joe George, Luis Sanchez | |
| 16:49 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 35-36 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Lloyd Bell - foul #3 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Peter Angulo | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Whitley (SG) Lloyd Bell | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 16:22 | Liberty | Claude Whitley drills a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 16:22 | Liberty | Claude Whitley makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Liberty | Lloyd Bell (SG), James Thomas (SF) Claude Whitley, Manuel Kadlec | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roger Pride (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul McNair (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Liberty | Paul McNair hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Stephen White connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Whaley | 39-39 |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Randy Hendrix picks off the pass by Lloyd Bell | 39-39 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Cody Lingerfelt | 39-39 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Roger Pride picks off the pass by Stephen White | 39-39 |
| 14:35 | Liberty | Cody Lingerfelt steals the ball from Paul McNair | 39-39 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt lays it up and in | 41-39 |
| 14:09 | Liberty | Paul McNair misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Peter Angulo (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Cody Lingerfelt, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), Alexander Baeza (SG), Manuel Kadlec (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Cesar Gallo, Lloyd Bell, James Thomas, Roger Pride | |
| 14:09 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:09 | Liberty | Paul McNair makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Alexander Baeza - foul #3 on Alexander Baeza, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF) Paul McNair | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | William Pickett can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 13:47 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez gets the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Liberty | Joe George comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Peter Angulo | 45-41 |
| 12:44 | Liberty | Alexander Baeza misses the easy layup | 45-41 |
| 12:42 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Joe George | 45-41 |
| 12:20 | Liberty | William Pickett is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Thomas (SF) Joe George | |
| 12:03 | Liberty | Alexander Baeza misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Alexander Baeza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo hits the finger roll | 47-41 |
| 11:20 | Liberty | James Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Rene Esposito | 47-41 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Cody Lingerfelt | 50-41 |
| 10:58 | Liberty | James Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Peter Angulo and he's fouled by Alexander Baeza - foul #4 on Alexander Baeza, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF), Richard Gokey (C) Kevin Bonilla, Peter Angulo, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Joe George (PF), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, Alexander Baeza, Manuel Kadlec, Luis Sanchez | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:25 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Thomas | 53-43 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 10:10 | Liberty | Joe George grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:53 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Peter Angulo (PF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul McNair (SF) James Thomas | |
| 09:41 | Liberty | Joe George misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #1 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 09:41 | Liberty | Joe George makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 09:41 | Liberty | Joe George makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 09:17 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Joe George | 53-45 |
| 08:57 | Liberty | Roger Pride clanks a runner near the basket | 53-45 |
| 08:55 | Liberty | Roger Pride tips it back up and in | 53-47 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Cesar Gallo - foul #2 on Cesar Gallo, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Cody Lingerfelt, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), James Thomas (SF), Manuel Kadlec (PF) Cesar Gallo, Paul McNair, Roger Pride | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 08:13 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Joe George steals it from William Whaley | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Peter Angulo, Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Liberty | Alexander Baeza (SG), Luis Sanchez (C) Lloyd Bell, Joe George | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 55-47 |
| 07:13 | Liberty | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 07:08 | Liberty | William Pickett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Baeza | 55-50 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey tips it home | 57-50 |
| 06:35 | Liberty | James Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Stephen White grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Alexander Baeza steals it from Richard Gokey | 57-50 |
| 06:01 | Liberty | James Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Peter Angulo (PF) Stephen White, William Whaley, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Rene Esposito is blocked by Manuel Kadlec | 57-50 |
| 05:36 | Liberty | James Thomas pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:30 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Luis Sanchez, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Joe George (SF) James Thomas | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joe George - foul #2 on Joe George, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:54 | Liberty | Alexander Baeza hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 04:53 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 04:30 | Liberty | Alexander Baeza makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Manuel Kadlec | 59-53 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by Alexander Baeza - foul #5 on Alexander Baeza, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Liberty | Cesar Gallo (PG), Lloyd Bell (SG), Roger Pride (C) William Pickett, Alexander Baeza, Luis Sanchez | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:17 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:58 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 03:57 | Liberty | Joe George snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 03:42 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Cesar Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joe George (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Pride (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Kevin Bonilla | |
| Subs | Liberty | James Thomas (SF) Roger Pride | |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Cesar Gallo misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo is hacked by Manuel Kadlec - foul #1 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG) Cody Lingerfelt | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Pickett (PG), Roger Pride (PF), Paul McNair (C) Cesar Gallo, Manuel Kadlec, Joe George | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Roger Pride | 59-55 |
| 02:56 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| 02:42 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Paul McNair hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Cody Lingerfelt (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, William Whaley, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec (PF), Luis Sanchez (C) Roger Pride, Paul McNair | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt is hacked by Manuel Kadlec - foul #2 on Manuel Kadlec, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:15 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Bell | 61-59 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 01:54 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 01:32 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Peter Angulo | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Liberty | William Pickett drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from James Thomas | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the jump hook from close range | 63-61 |
| 00:14 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from William Pickett | 63-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | William Pickett steals it from Kevin Bonilla | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | William Pickett misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Cody Lingerfelt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses the tip | 63-63 |
| 04:42 | Liberty | The rebound goes to James Thomas | 63-63 |
| 04:21 | Liberty | William Pickett connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lloyd Bell | 63-65 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | William Pickett takes the ball from Rene Esposito | 63-65 |
| 03:46 | Liberty | Darrel Villarreal steps in front of the Luis Sanchez pass | 63-65 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 65-65 |
| 03:25 | Liberty | Manuel Kadlec hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 03:04 | Liberty | William Pickett pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Luis Sanchez clanks a runner from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 02:56 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 02:39 | Liberty | William Pickett misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Bell | 65-65 |
| 02:20 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 02:19 | Liberty | James Thomas hits the follow up shot | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by James Thomas - foul #4 on James Thomas, team foul #11 | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:40 | Liberty | William Pickett misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Cody Lingerfelt | 66-67 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Peter Angulo connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 00:59 | Liberty | William Pickett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-67 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Peter Angulo | 68-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cody Lingerfelt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Angulo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Pickett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lloyd Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Manuel Kadlec (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Luis Sanchez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Kevin Bonilla is called for the reach on James Thomas - foul #4 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | James Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is hacked by William Pickett in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Pickett, team foul #12 | 68-67 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:04 | Liberty | Lloyd Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Lloyd Bell is called for the reach on Kevin Bonilla in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lloyd Bell, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Liberty | James Thomas misses long on a fullcourt shot | 72-67 |