| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Satterlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Fleming (fresh) C - Emanuel Powell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | William Dennis inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell misses short on a shot from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Satterlee - foul #3 on James Satterlee, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Liberty | Mathew Norman (SG) James Satterlee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 18:57 | Liberty | Mathew Norman is fouled on the floor by Rodney Cho - foul #1 on Rodney Cho, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:47 | Liberty | Michael Renaud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 18:30 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Emanuel Powell | 35-32 |
| 18:15 | Liberty | Michael Aten picks off the pass by Mathew Norman | 35-32 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen blows the dunk | 35-32 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen tips it but misses | 35-32 |
| 18:00 | Liberty | William Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | Mathew Norman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is fouled on the floor by Mathew Norman - foul #2 on Mathew Norman, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul Seldon (PF), Patrick Games (C) Joseph Fleming, Emanuel Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward clanks a floater from the left side | 35-32 |
| 17:20 | Liberty | Patrick Games pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:00 | Liberty | Mathew Norman banks in the layup | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 37-32 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 16:14 | Liberty | Paul Seldon grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 15:55 | Liberty | Patrick Games throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Liberty | David Hickey (PG), James Satterlee (SG), Jimmy Zurowski (SF), Joseph Fleming (PF), Emanuel Powell (C) Michael Renaud, Mathew Norman, William Dennis, Paul Seldon, Patrick Games | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - David Hickey (fresh) SG - James Satterlee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Zurowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Fleming (fresh) C - Emanuel Powell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 37-34 |
| 15:22 | Liberty | Jimmy Zurowski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 15:21 | Liberty | David Hickey can't tip it in | 37-34 |
| 15:20 | Liberty | James Satterlee pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:02 | Liberty | James Satterlee misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #3 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF), Randy Simon (C) Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| 15:02 | Liberty | James Satterlee makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:02 | Liberty | James Satterlee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-34 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 14:26 | Liberty | Jimmy Zurowski grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | Liberty | Jimmy Zurowski is called for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul Seldon (PF) Joseph Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Elbert Russ, Randy Simon | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Renaud (PG), William Dennis (SF), Patrick Games (C) David Hickey, Jimmy Zurowski, Emanuel Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Randy Simon (PF) Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 13:33 | Liberty | Paul Seldon's pass is intercepted by Michael Aten | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 13:16 | Liberty | William Dennis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is fouled on the floor by William Dennis - foul #1 on William Dennis, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Randy Simon | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Games - foul #1 on Patrick Games, team foul #4 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joseph Fleming (PF), Emanuel Powell (C) Paul Seldon, Patrick Games | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG) Ronald Ward | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 12:30 | Liberty | William Dennis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 12:28 | Liberty | James Satterlee can't tip it in | 39-37 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Aten | 39-40 |
| 11:57 | Liberty | James Satterlee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Mathew Norman (PG), David Hickey (SG), Jimmy Zurowski (SF) Michael Renaud, James Satterlee, William Dennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ronald Ward (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Matthew Massie | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Mathew Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hickey (fresh) SF - Jimmy Zurowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Fleming (fresh) C - Emanuel Powell (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen loses the ball out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 11:25 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 39-40 |
| 11:24 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Zurowski | 39-40 |
| 11:03 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell misses the turnaround from the baseline | 39-40 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 10:54 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:43 | Liberty | Jimmy Zurowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Mathew Norman | 42-40 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Henriksen | 42-42 |
| 10:18 | Liberty | Mathew Norman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Ward and he's fouled by Joseph Fleming - foul #3 on Joseph Fleming, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Renaud (PG), James Satterlee (SG), William Dennis (SF), Paul Seldon (PF), Patrick Games (C) Mathew Norman, David Hickey, Jimmy Zurowski, Joseph Fleming, Emanuel Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:53 | Liberty | Paul Seldon gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 09:25 | Liberty | William Dennis scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Games | 44-44 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen hits a shot in the paint set up by Michael Aten | 44-46 |
| 09:05 | Liberty | Randy Simon steps in front of the Paul Seldon pass | 44-46 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 08:45 | Liberty | William Dennis grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 08:23 | Liberty | Ryan Mickelsen steals it from William Dennis | 44-46 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 08:13 | Liberty | James Satterlee snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 07:50 | Liberty | The jumper by Patrick Games is denied by Ted Terrell | 44-46 |
| 07:48 | Liberty | Patrick Games pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Michael Renaud (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Satterlee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Dennis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Seldon (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Games (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Simon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Liberty | Michael Renaud hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Satterlee | 46-46 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ronald Ward | 46-49 |
| 06:51 | Liberty | James Satterlee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Patrick Games | 49-49 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | James Satterlee steals it from Randy Simon | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Liberty | Paul Seldon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 06:10 | Liberty | Patrick Games tips it in | 51-49 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Paul Seldon swats the dunk try by Michael Aten | 51-49 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 51-49 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-49 |
| Subs | Liberty | Joseph Fleming (PF), Emanuel Powell (C) Paul Seldon, Patrick Games | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Randy Simon | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell knocks in the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Rodney Cho - foul #2 on Rodney Cho, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 05:11 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 04:56 | Liberty | James Satterlee hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Renaud | 56-52 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the runner near the basket | 56-54 |
| 04:26 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Renaud | 58-54 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:10 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 04:05 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Mathew Norman (PG), Jimmy Zurowski (SF) Michael Renaud, William Dennis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is whistled for a carry | 58-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul Seldon (PF) Joseph Fleming | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Mathew Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Satterlee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Zurowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Seldon (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Emanuel Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elbert Russ (fresh) PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Liberty | Mathew Norman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Satterlee | 61-54 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Emanuel Powell is called for the reach on Rodney Cho - foul #2 on Emanuel Powell, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Liberty | Patrick Games (C) Emanuel Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Luis Melendez | 61-57 |
| 02:58 | Liberty | Patrick Games is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Elbert Russ, Randy Simon | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Michael Renaud (PG), William Dennis (SF), Joseph Fleming (PF), Emanuel Powell (C) Mathew Norman, Jimmy Zurowski, Paul Seldon, Patrick Games | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Joseph Fleming is called for the reach on Patrick Henriksen - foul #4 on Joseph Fleming, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:39 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jack Wallace - foul #4 on Jack Wallace, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:21 | Liberty | Joseph Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 61-57 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:02 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 01:42 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 61-57 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 61-60 |
| 01:16 | Liberty | Michael Renaud can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-60 |
| 00:57 | Liberty | James Satterlee snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Liberty | William Dennis is fouled on the floor by Jack Wallace - foul #5 on Jack Wallace, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Liberty | James Satterlee is hacked by Rodney Cho - foul #3 on Rodney Cho, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| 00:28 | Liberty | James Satterlee is fouled on the floor by Michael Aten - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:28 | Liberty | James Satterlee misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the jumpshot from the right side | 61-60 |
| 00:09 | Liberty | William Dennis snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | Michael Aten is called for the reach on William Dennis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Aten, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | William Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:06 | Liberty | William Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Emanuel Powell pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |