| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen clanks a runner from the right block | 33-30 |
| 19:43 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:24 | Butler | Larry Tarter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 19:11 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jeff Davis | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Todd Allen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Henriksen - foul #2 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Butler | Todd Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 18:23 | Butler | Jeff Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Rodney Cho | 37-30 |
| 17:42 | Butler | Todd Allen misses short on a shot near the basket | 37-30 |
| 17:41 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:32 | Butler | Jeff Davis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Gordon Scaife pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:17 | Butler | Jeff Davis is hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #3 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 16:58 | Butler | The short jumper by Larry Tarter is denied by Ryan Mickelsen | 37-30 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ted Terrell | 37-30 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ted Terrell | 39-30 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Joseph Gantz is whistled for a carry | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Randy Simon (C) Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Russell Clark - foul #1 on Russell Clark, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF) James Pantoja, Rodney Fern | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:55 | Butler | Jeff Davis is fouled on the floor by Matthew Massie - foul #3 on Matthew Massie, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Luis Melendez | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Gordon Scaife is called for the reach on Michael Aten - foul #1 on Gordon Scaife, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Matthew Massie, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, James Eberly, Russell Clark | |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen lays it up and in | 42-30 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Gordon Scaife clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Rodney Cho - foul #2 on Rodney Cho, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Russell Clark (SF) Jeff Davis | |
| 14:44 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:44 | Butler | Gordon Scaife makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Todd Allen - foul #3 on Todd Allen, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (SG) Gordon Scaife | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:33 | Butler | Christopher Lewter pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:22 | Butler | Christopher Lewter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 14:00 | Butler | Todd Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 13:47 | Butler | Russell Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 13:45 | Butler | Todd Allen tips it home | 43-34 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Tarter takes the ball from Ryan Mickelsen | 43-34 |
| 13:19 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't finish the layup | 43-34 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 13:13 | Butler | Russell Clark snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:57 | Butler | Christopher Lewter knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Todd Allen | 43-36 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Randy Simon (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Ted Terrell, Patrick Henriksen, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Eberly (PF), Rodney Fern (C) Larry Tarter, Russell Clark, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Gordon Scaife is hacked by Michael Aten - foul #2 on Michael Aten, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| 11:59 | Butler | Jeff Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 11:58 | Butler | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Fern | 43-36 |
| 11:45 | Butler | Randy Simon steals the ball from Joseph Gantz | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Simon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Scaife (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeff Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Ward | 45-36 |
| 11:26 | Butler | Jeff Davis buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie dunks the ball set up by Randy Simon | 47-39 |
| 10:40 | Butler | Ronald Ward steals it from Joseph Gantz | 47-39 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten lays it in set up by Ronald Ward | 49-39 |
| 10:24 | Butler | Joseph Gantz drills a shot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie tips it home | 51-41 |
| 09:54 | Butler | James Eberly misses the floater from the left side | 51-41 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie scores on a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by James Eberly - foul #2 on James Eberly, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), James Pantoja (SG), Russell Clark (SF), Christopher Lewter (PF), Todd Allen (C) Joseph Gantz, Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, James Eberly, Rodney Fern | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Todd Allen clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Christopher Lewter tips it in | 54-43 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Rodney Cho | 56-43 |
| 08:39 | Butler | The jumper by James Pantoja is denied by Matthew Massie | 56-43 |
| 08:37 | Butler | Russell Clark hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen tips it but misses | 56-45 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie tips it in | 58-45 |
| 08:05 | Butler | James Pantoja misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-45 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the driving attempt in the lane | 60-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Lewter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:32 | Butler | Christopher Lewter comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace's pass is intercepted by James Pantoja | 60-45 |
| 07:09 | Butler | Russell Clark connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Tarter and he's fouled by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Rodney Cho, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Butler | Gordon Scaife (SG), Jeff Davis (SF), James Eberly (C) James Pantoja, Christopher Lewter, Todd Allen | |
| 07:09 | Butler | Russell Clark makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Clark - foul #2 on Russell Clark, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Russell Clark | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 06:33 | Butler | Jeff Davis misses short on a runner from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 06:20 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:15 | Butler | Larry Tarter drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Scaife | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Rodney Fern is called for the reach on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #2 on Rodney Fern, team foul #6 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Randy Simon (C) Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Butler | Joseph Gantz (PG), Christopher Lewter (PF) Larry Tarter, Rodney Fern | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 64-50 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Randy Simon - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Michael Aten | |
| Subs | Butler | Todd Allen (C) James Eberly | |
| 05:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:29 | Butler | Christopher Lewter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Ward and he's fouled by Joseph Gantz - foul #1 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #7 | 66-52 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 05:05 | Butler | Gordon Scaife misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is whistled for traveling | 67-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Rodney Cho, Ronald Ward, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Butler | Larry Tarter (PG), Russell Clark (SF), James Eberly (PF) Gordon Scaife, Jeff Davis, Christopher Lewter | |
| 04:19 | Butler | Larry Tarter is hacked by Michael Aten - foul #3 on Michael Aten, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:19 | Butler | Larry Tarter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 03:56 | Butler | James Eberly grabs the board | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Butler | Michael Aten is called for the reach on Joseph Gantz - foul #4 on Michael Aten, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Butler | Rodney Fern (C) Todd Allen | |
| 03:50 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:50 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the board | 67-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 67-55 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the offensive rebound | 67-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Larry Tarter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Fern (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Melendez | 70-55 |
| 03:05 | Butler | Russell Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-55 |
| 02:34 | Butler | James Eberly snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 02:15 | Butler | James Eberly is denied on a layup by Randy Simon | 70-55 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Ted Terrell, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Butler | James Pantoja (SG) Larry Tarter | |
| 01:45 | Butler | Russell Clark misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 01:43 | Butler | James Pantoja can't tip it in | 70-55 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Gantz - foul #2 on Joseph Gantz, team foul #8 | 70-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 01:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to James Eberly | 71-55 |
| 01:07 | Butler | Rodney Fern buries a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Michael Aten - foul #5 on Michael Aten, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF) Michael Aten | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 01:07 | Butler | Rodney Fern misses the free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Matthew Massie | 71-57 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is hacked by Rodney Fern - foul #3 on Rodney Fern, team foul #9 | 71-57 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:48 | Butler | Rodney Fern gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Butler | Joseph Gantz can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Luis Melendez - foul #1 on Luis Melendez, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Joseph Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:43 | Butler | Joseph Gantz misses the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-58 |
| 00:37 | Butler | Russell Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Russell Clark is called for the reach on Elbert Russ - foul #3 on Russell Clark, team foul #10 | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:11 | Butler | Rodney Fern grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 00:06 | Butler | The jump hook by James Eberly is blocked by Randy Simon | 72-61 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ pulls down the rebound | 72-61 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez runs out the clock | 72-61 |