| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Nicholas Kauffman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sheldon Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Thoms | 31-25 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Sheldon Nelson - foul #2 on Sheldon Nelson, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 18:50 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman misses the 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:19 | Miami (FL) | Terry Horwitz steals the ball from Sheldon Nelson | 31-30 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the dribble to Sheldon Nelson in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 17:51 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong misses short on a shot from the left block | 31-30 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Sheldon Nelson steals the ball from Richard Mederos | 31-30 |
| 17:28 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson slams it home | 33-30 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #3 on Michael Williams, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), David Lee (SG), Roger Smith (SF), Louis Hadley (PF), Leonardo Yazzie (C) Nicholas Kauffman, Sheldon Nelson, Bo Xiong, James Thoms, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Leonardo Yazzie takes the ball from David White | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:12 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Roger Smith steps in front of the Richard Mederos pass | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Smith (fresh) PF - Louis Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonardo Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zane Branch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley is hacked by David Avitia - foul #3 on David Avitia, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman (PG), Sheldon Nelson (SG) Maurice Tinney, David Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (C) David White | |
| 15:07 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Kauffman | 38-30 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Brian Jacobs | 38-32 |
| 14:33 | Miami (FL) | The jump hook by Leonardo Yazzie is blocked by Daniel Evans | 38-32 |
| 14:32 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie snags the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 14:05 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie hits the finger roll | 40-32 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans scores on a fadeaway from close range | 40-34 |
| 13:09 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Kauffman | 42-34 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs double dribbles | 42-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), David Lee (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), James Thoms (PF), Michael Williams (C) Nicholas Kauffman, Sheldon Nelson, Roger Smith, Louis Hadley, Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 12:52 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney is hacked by Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| 12:29 | Miami (FL) | David Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:47 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David White snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bo Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Thoms (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 11:25 | Miami (FL) | David Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 11:07 | Miami (FL) | James Thoms is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman (PG), Sheldon Nelson (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Guillermo Montes (C) Maurice Tinney, David Lee, Bo Xiong, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Mark Rouse (PF) Peter Barnes, Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz | |
| 10:41 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David White | 44-37 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Guillermo Montes swats the short shot by Richard Mederos | 44-37 |
| 10:20 | Miami (FL) | James Thoms snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams (C) James Thoms | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) George Hill | |
| 09:58 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 46-37 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 3 from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 09:19 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | David White banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Mederos and he's fouled by Guillermo Montes - foul #1 on Guillermo Montes, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | David Lee (SG), Bo Xiong (SF), James Thoms (PF), Leonardo Yazzie (C) Sheldon Nelson, Robert Lee, Guillermo Montes, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, Mark Rouse | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | David White makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:44 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie is called for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), George Hill (SF), Brian Jacobs (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 08:26 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:09 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leonardo Yazzie | 49-43 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | George Hill travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Louis Hadley (PF) Nicholas Kauffman, James Thoms | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) David Avitia | |
| 08:00 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson (SG) David Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos lays it up and in and he's fouled by Leonardo Yazzie - foul #2 on Leonardo Yazzie, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (PF) Peter Barnes, Terry Horwitz | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:28 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 07:27 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Maurice Tinney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sheldon Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bo Xiong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Louis Hadley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonardo Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Brian Jacobs (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Evans | 51-49 |
| 06:35 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 06:25 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 06:19 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Hill | 51-49 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman (PG), David Lee (SG), Roger Smith (SF), James Thoms (PF), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Sheldon Nelson, Bo Xiong, Louis Hadley, Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs | |
| 05:43 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 51-49 |
| 05:42 | Miami (FL) | David Lee hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Barnes | 53-52 |
| 04:58 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Lee | 56-52 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Latta | 56-52 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz loses the dribble to James Thoms | 56-52 |
| 04:41 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Latta - foul #1 on Eric Latta, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Daniel Evans (SF) Peter Barnes, Eric Latta | |
| 04:23 | Miami (FL) | James Thoms can't connect on a shot from the right block | 56-52 |
| 04:22 | Miami (FL) | Michael Williams misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Louis Hadley (PF), Guillermo Montes (C) David Lee, Roger Smith, James Thoms, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Terry Horwitz | |
| 03:45 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley buries a turnaround from the left block | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-52 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it home | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Miami (FL) | PG - Nicholas Kauffman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sheldon Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Louis Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Guillermo Montes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David White (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-56 |
| 02:49 | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | David White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Guillermo Montes - foul #2 on Guillermo Montes, team foul #6 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), Bo Xiong (SF), James Thoms (PF), Leonardo Yazzie (C) Nicholas Kauffman, Robert Lee, Louis Hadley, Guillermo Montes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Mark Rouse (PF) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, George Hill, Daniel Evans | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:35 | Miami (FL) | James Thoms pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:35 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 02:13 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong banks in the layup set up by Leonardo Yazzie | 65-56 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Nicholas Kauffman (PG), Michael Williams (C) Maurice Tinney, Leonardo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, Peter Barnes, Eric Latta, Mark Rouse | |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | David White misses short on a floater from the left block | 65-56 |
| 01:51 | Miami (FL) | Bo Xiong gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:45 | Miami (FL) | Sheldon Nelson makes the 3 from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill is fouled on the floor by Sheldon Nelson - foul #3 on Sheldon Nelson, team foul #7 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney (PG), David Lee (SG), Roger Smith (SF), Louis Hadley (PF), Leonardo Yazzie (C) Nicholas Kauffman, Sheldon Nelson, Bo Xiong, James Thoms, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:38 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 01:13 | Miami (FL) | Louis Hadley misses the dunk attempt | 68-56 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonardo Yazzie - foul #3 on Leonardo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Miami (FL) | Richard Mederos is called for the reach on David Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Miami (FL) | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| 00:54 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney is hacked by Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 68-58 |
| 00:54 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:54 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) 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 (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 00:47 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) 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 a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:25 | Miami (FL) | Roger Smith misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 70-58 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-58 |
| 00:19 | Miami (FL) | Leonardo Yazzie grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 00:00 | Miami (FL) | Maurice Tinney runs out the clock | 70-58 |