| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fritz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck travels with the ball | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane (PF) Noel Askew | |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis loses the dribble to Dustin Edwards | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the follow up shot | 35-36 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton is hacked by Scott Brown - foul #2 on Scott Brown, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Gerald Villafane, John Mattis | |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Scotty Fiorini - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Mattis (C) Scotty Fiorini | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | John Mattis is called for the reach on Edward Horton - foul #2 on John Mattis, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane (PF) Noel Askew | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Edward Horton | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 16:43 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 16:39 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz comes up short on the jumper from close range | 37-38 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits the finger roll set up by Larry Buck and he's fouled by John Mattis - foul #3 on John Mattis, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (SG), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Duane Hackbarth, Gerald Villafane, John Mattis | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Charlton - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson (C) Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG) John Ouellette | |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Fritz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks's pass is intercepted by Duane Hackbarth | 40-39 |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by Duane Hackbarth | 40-41 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | James Dickey comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth is whistled for a carry | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, James Dickey | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Robert Fritz, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:04 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis can't tip it in | 40-41 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Noel Askew - foul #1 on Noel Askew, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Robert Fritz (SF) John Ouellette, Gerald Villafane | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Buck steals it from John Mattis | 42-41 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Buck | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | Travis Stanford steals the ball from John Mattis | 44-41 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis Stanford | 46-41 |
| 11:56 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Fritz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Askew (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), James Dickey (SF), Vernon Newton (C) Larry Buck, Dustin Edwards, Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (SG), Gerald Villafane (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Duane Hackbarth, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Horton - foul #1 on Edward Horton, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Edward Horton, Travis Stanford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), John Mattis (C) John Ouellette, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | James Dickey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-42 |
| 10:50 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | Vernon Newton picks off the pass by Gerald Villafane | 46-42 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Chris Franks | 49-42 |
| 09:46 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG), Larry Buck (SG), Travis Stanford (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (SG), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Duane Hackbarth, Robert Fritz, John Mattis | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton banks in the layup set up by Larry Buck | 51-42 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Travis Stanford | 51-42 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Travis Stanford | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 54-42 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 54-42 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Dickey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Brown (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Ouellette (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Noel Askew (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-42 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford gets the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Brown | 54-45 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is hacked by Noel Askew - foul #2 on Noel Askew, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SG), Dustin Edwards (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Edward Horton, Larry Buck, James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Robert Fritz (SF), John Mattis (C) Scott Brown, Noel Askew, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is hacked by Duane Hackbarth - foul #3 on Duane Hackbarth, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | A charge is called on John Ouellette - foul #2 on John Ouellette, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the dunk but the foul's on John Mattis - foul #4 on John Mattis, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew (PF) Gerald Villafane | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | Duane Hackbarth is called for the reach on George Charlton - foul #4 on Duane Hackbarth, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Horton (PG) Chris Franks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane (PF) Noel Askew | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:26 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 05:11 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette tips it in | 59-48 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-48 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Mattis | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Vanderbilt | Edward Horton picks off the pass by Gerald Villafane | 59-48 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Edwards | 61-48 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Buck (SG), Travis Stanford (PF) George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown (PG), Noel Askew (PF) John Ouellette, Gerald Villafane | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown's pass is intercepted by Dustin Edwards | 61-48 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck banks in the layup on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 63-48 |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Scott Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Buck (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Fritz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Fritz swats the short shot by Leo Johnson | 63-48 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Noel Askew | 63-48 |
| 03:15 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Buck drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-48 |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fritz is fouled on the floor by Travis Stanford - foul #2 on Travis Stanford, team foul #4 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (C) Leo Johnson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Daniel May (SF), Gerald Villafane (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Scott Brown, Robert Fritz, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane hits a shot from the right block | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette grabs the board | 66-50 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-53 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette gets the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane's floater is knocked away by Travis Stanford | 68-53 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini can't tip it in | 68-53 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Horton runs out the clock | 68-53 |