| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Luke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | McNeese State | David Wallace comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams blows the layup | 23-30 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Robert Long tips it in | 25-30 |
| 19:01 | McNeese State | Brian Luke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 25-30 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Davis | 27-30 |
| 18:24 | McNeese State | Mark Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Davis | 30-30 |
| 17:46 | McNeese State | Brian Luke connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wallace | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), David Robison (C) David Wallace, Mark Smith, Alan Garzon, Ronald Gilbert | |
| 16:36 | McNeese State | George Adamski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Matthew Scott (PF) Brian Luke | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 34-32 |
| 16:06 | McNeese State | George Adamski is fouled on the floor by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 15:55 | McNeese State | Henry Watts buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Adamski | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Westcott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Scott (fresh) C - David Robison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Henry Watts - foul #1 on Henry Watts, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Brian Luke (PF), Ronald Gilbert (C) George Adamski, Matthew Scott, David Robison | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:05 | McNeese State | Henry Watts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 36-35 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gene Land | 38-35 |
| 14:37 | McNeese State | Brian Luke can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:36 | McNeese State | David Wallace grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:21 | McNeese State | Gene Land takes the ball from David Wallace | 38-35 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | James Davis can't finish the layup | 38-35 |
| 14:16 | McNeese State | Brian Luke snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | David Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:08 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Davis | 40-37 |
| 13:44 | McNeese State | David Wallace makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-40 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Gene Land knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guadalupe Mendoza | 42-40 |
| 13:06 | McNeese State | Henry Watts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Danny Carreiro is blocked by Ronald Gilbert | 42-40 |
| 12:58 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:37 | McNeese State | Brian Luke drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Wallace | 42-43 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Luke steals the ball from Danny Carreiro | 42-43 |
| 11:51 | McNeese State | Brian Luke is hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Alan Garzon (SF), Matthew Scott (PF), David Robison (C) David Wallace, Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Brian Luke, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - George Adamski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Scott (fresh) C - David Robison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | McNeese State | Mark Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-43 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Long | 44-43 |
| 10:55 | McNeese State | David Robison lays it up and in set up by George Adamski | 44-45 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Gene Land loses the ball out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 10:20 | McNeese State | David Robison knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Alan Garzon | 44-47 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | David Robison is called for the reach on Gene Land - foul #3 on David Robison, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on David Robison - foul #4 on David Robison, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Brian Luke (PF) David Robison | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:29 | McNeese State | George Adamski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:20 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:16 | McNeese State | Brian Luke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Scott - foul #2 on Matthew Scott, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Ronald Gilbert (C) George Adamski, Mark Smith, Alan Garzon, Matthew Scott | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 08:20 | McNeese State | David Wallace misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 08:19 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert misses the tip | 47-47 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | McNeese State | David Wallace travels in the backcourt | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Robison (PF) Brian Luke | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Watts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Westcott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Robison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Ronald Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | McNeese State | Henry Watts's pass is intercepted by Lin Xiong | 49-47 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by David Robison - foul #5 on David Robison, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG), Matthew Scott (PF) David Wallace, David Robison | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-47 |
| 06:40 | McNeese State | Henry Watts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Smith (SG), Alan Garzon (SF), Brian Luke (PF) Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Ronald Gilbert | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Alan Garzon - foul #1 on Alan Garzon, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but the foul's on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:58 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 3rd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Scott - foul #3 on Matthew Scott, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG), Ronald Gilbert (C) George Adamski, Matthew Scott | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:52 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:33 | McNeese State | David Wallace clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 05:32 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert tips it back up and in | 54-50 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Wallace - foul #3 on David Wallace, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Edward Westcott (SF) Alan Garzon | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Henry Watts (SG) Mark Smith | |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:01 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao can't finish the layup | 56-50 |
| 04:39 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Brian Luke | 56-50 |
| 04:20 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Wallace | 56-52 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the dribble to Brian Luke | 56-52 |
| 03:47 | McNeese State | Brian Luke connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Watts | 56-55 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Mark Smith (SG), Alan Garzon (SF), Matthew Scott (C) Henry Watts, Edward Westcott, Ronald Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - David Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Garzon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Luke (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 58-55 |
| 03:27 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 03:25 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott can't tip it in | 58-55 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Mark Smith steals the ball from Clarence Williams | 58-55 |
| 03:13 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 03:11 | McNeese State | Matthew Scott snags the offensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:57 | McNeese State | Mark Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 58-55 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Curtis Wiedeman | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | McNeese State | Curtis Wiedeman steals the ball from Mark Smith | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by David Wallace - foul #4 on David Wallace, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG) David Wallace | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:21 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert (C) Matthew Scott | |
| 02:03 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon is fouled on the floor by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 01:45 | McNeese State | George Adamski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 01:44 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert tips it but misses | 61-55 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is fouled in the backcourt by George Adamski - foul #3 on George Adamski, team foul #11 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | McNeese State | David Wallace (PG) George Adamski | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:25 | McNeese State | David Wallace can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao is hacked by David Wallace in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Wallace, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | McNeese State | George Adamski (PG) David Wallace | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao misses the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 01:22 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Alan Garzon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-55 |
| 01:11 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 64-57 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Robert Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 01:10 | McNeese State | Mark Smith pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Mark Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | McNeese State | Brian Luke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-57 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by George Adamski - foul #4 on George Adamski, team foul #14 | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:37 | McNeese State | Mark Smith comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the board | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land is hacked by Alan Garzon - foul #2 on Alan Garzon, team foul #15 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Henry Watts (SG), Edward Westcott (SF), Matthew Scott (PF) Mark Smith, Alan Garzon, Brian Luke | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:25 | McNeese State | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for the reach on Matthew Scott - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 69-57 |
| 00:21 | McNeese State | Henry Watts misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 69-57 |
| 00:19 | McNeese State | Ronald Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:15 | McNeese State | George Adamski drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Westcott | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land runs out the clock | 69-59 |