| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) James Davis, Clarence Williams | |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 19:40 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a shot near the basket | 34-31 |
| 19:13 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Beauchamp | 34-31 |
| 18:58 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick buries a shot from the right block set up by Barry Laub | 36-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Wiedeman | 36-33 |
| 18:27 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub is hacked by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Barry Laub - foul #3 on Barry Laub, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG), Steven Ditto (SF) Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Justin Cobb and he's hacked by Daniel Isler - foul #2 on Daniel Isler, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:53 | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Ditto | 39-36 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from James Davis | 39-38 |
| 16:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Kirk Peavler - foul #1 on Kirk Peavler, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Barry Laub (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 15:31 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:18 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley loses the dribble to Robert Long | 39-40 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Long | 39-42 |
| 14:47 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Long blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 14:39 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to David Yokley | 39-42 |
| 14:23 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Gene Land buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 39-44 |
| 13:53 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Yokley | 41-44 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Long knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Lin Xiong | 41-46 |
| 13:12 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the turnaround in the paint | 41-46 |
| 13:11 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley misses the tip | 41-46 |
| 13:10 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe tips it but misses | 41-46 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Kyle Garlick swats the layup by Curtis Wiedeman | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 12:41 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses the 3 from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 12:40 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:26 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick buries a fadeaway near the basket | 43-48 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Barry Laub steals it from Lin Xiong | 43-48 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-48 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Carreiro | 43-48 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Beauchamp takes the ball from Robert Long in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 11:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 43-50 |
| 11:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Steven Ditto (SF), Brandon Jeanlouis (PF), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Barry Laub, David Yokley, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Eric Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Isler (fresh) SF - Steven Ditto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kirk Peavler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 43-53 |
| 11:06 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis slams it home on a nice dish by Kirk Peavler | 45-53 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 45-56 |
| 10:33 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis makes the floater from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 10:10 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Cobb - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Yokley (PF) Daniel Isler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't finish the layup | 49-56 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 09:47 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:32 | Southern Illinois | Kirk Peavler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lyle Aragon (C) Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 49-59 |
| 08:53 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-59 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Lyle Aragon - foul #1 on Lyle Aragon, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Daniel Isler (SG), Brandon Jeanlouis (C) Eric Olson, Steven Ditto, Lyle Aragon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick (C) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 08:03 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler is hacked by Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp (SG) Daniel Isler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Monroe | 53-59 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Monroe is called for the reach on Robert Long - foul #2 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lin Xiong | 53-62 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Jeanlouis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe is whistled for traveling | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub (SF) Brandon Jeanlouis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Ronald Monroe is called for the reach on Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Ronald Monroe, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-62 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick is called for 5 seconds | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Eric Olson (PG), Steven Ditto (SG), Kirk Peavler (C) Ronald Monroe, Robert Beauchamp, Kyle Garlick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-62 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb snags the offensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Yokley - foul #4 on David Yokley, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 05:23 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Steven Ditto - foul #2 on Steven Ditto, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Isler (SG) Barry Laub | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 04:58 | Southern Illinois | Guadalupe Mendoza denies the turnaround by Eric Olson | 53-65 |
| 04:57 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto gets the offensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 04:47 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 53-65 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-65 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | James Davis steals it from Eric Olson | 53-65 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the lay-in | 53-65 |
| 04:15 | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Barry Laub (SF), David Yokley (PF), Kyle Garlick (C) Eric Olson, Daniel Isler, Steven Ditto, Brandon Jeanlouis, Kirk Peavler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 03:48 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the fadeaway in the paint | 53-65 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | David Yokley blocks the short jumper by Lin Xiong | 53-65 |
| 03:39 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 03:35 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Ronald Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Laub (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Yokley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Garlick (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lin Xiong (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Barry Laub | 56-65 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Clarence Williams is blocked by David Yokley | 56-65 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | Robert Beauchamp hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Carreiro | 59-67 |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | David Yokley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-67 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Yokley | 59-67 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick misses the lay-in but the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 02:03 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Barry Laub takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 61-67 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe lays it in on a nice dish by Barry Laub | 63-67 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Long | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:05 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Kyle Garlick is blocked by Curtis Wiedeman | 63-69 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman pulls down the rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is fouled on the floor by David Yokley - foul #5 on David Yokley, team foul #9 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis (PF) David Yokley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis grabs the defensive rebound | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-69 |
| 00:41 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Jeanlouis tips it back up and in | 65-69 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Robert Beauchamp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #10 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:38 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Gene Land grabs the board | 65-70 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Beauchamp - foul #4 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #11 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:20 | Southern Illinois | Kyle Garlick grabs the offensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Barry Laub - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | Barry Laub makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Robert Beauchamp is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #12 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Steven Ditto (SG) Robert Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 00:10 | Southern Illinois | Robert Long takes the ball from Ronald Monroe | 67-73 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Steven Ditto is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Ditto, team foul #13 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | Ronald Monroe makes the 3 from the right wing | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long runs out the clock | 70-75 |