| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - George Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Lynch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch tips it home | 27-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | William Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 19:14 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 18:54 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses short on a floater from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 27-34 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it in | 29-34 |
| 18:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger's fadeaway is rejected by James Krout | 29-34 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Dean | 29-34 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | William Bennett buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Krout | 31-34 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bennie Lee | 31-36 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-36 |
| 17:20 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Bennie Lee | 34-38 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is hacked by Doug Williams - foul #3 on Doug Williams, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Bruce Forbes (C) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff, Dennis Lynch, Doug Williams | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi hits a floater from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 16:53 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Forbes | 36-40 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 16:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jason Taylor | 36-40 |
| 16:17 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Johnny Clarke - foul #3 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG) Johnny Clarke | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Leimberger | 37-40 |
| 15:53 | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Sanjuan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (SF), George Vangilder (C) Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG), Johnny Clarke (SF), Doug Williams (C) Kenneth Sanjuan, Jason Taylor, Thomas Leimberger | |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 37-46 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 15:15 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 14:58 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 14:57 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the tip | 37-46 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder loses the ball out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF) Bruce Forbes | |
| 14:32 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Lynch | 37-48 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Clarke - foul #4 on Johnny Clarke, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Bennie Lee, Raymond Ratliff, Johnny Clarke | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Krout | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:03 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Lynch | 38-49 |
| 13:52 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger is whistled for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Doug Williams - foul #4 on Doug Williams, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes (C) Doug Williams | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:38 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 13:29 | Southern Methodist | William Bennett is called for the reach on Jason Taylor - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (PF), George Vangilder (C) Dave Iser, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Sanjuan | |
| 13:16 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-49 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Jason Taylor - foul #3 on Jason Taylor, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG) Dennis Lynch | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Bruce Forbes denies the turnaround by George Vangilder | 39-49 |
| 12:48 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 12:25 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | James Krout clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the follow up shot | 41-51 |
| 11:56 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Ratliff | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - George Vangilder (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Krout buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Foss | 44-53 |
| 11:24 | Southern Methodist | Frank Foss takes the ball from Bennie Lee | 44-53 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman lays it up and in set up by Frank Foss | 46-53 |
| 11:05 | Southern Methodist | George Vangilder steps in front of the Raymond Ratliff pass | 46-53 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Frank Foss | 48-53 |
| 10:31 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Thomas Leimberger - foul #1 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (PF), James Dean (C) Frank Foss, Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG), Dennis Lynch (SF) Raymond Ratliff, Jason Taylor | |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the jump hook from close range | 50-53 |
| 09:51 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Thomas Leimberger - foul #2 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 09:22 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch is whistled for a carry | 52-55 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | James Dean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| 08:52 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Forbes | 52-57 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 08:35 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Bruce Forbes | 52-57 |
| 08:10 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Krout (PF), George Vangilder (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff (SG) Kenneth Sanjuan | |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 07:45 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Forbes pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - George Vangilder (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Lynch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Leimberger (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout is fouled on the floor by Thomas Leimberger - foul #3 on Thomas Leimberger, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), Dirk Dyer (SF) James Dean, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG), Johnny Clarke (PF), Doug Williams (C) Bennie Lee, Thomas Leimberger, Bruce Forbes | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:54 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:53 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't tip it in | 54-57 |
| 06:51 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch grabs the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 06:35 | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | James Krout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kenneth Sanjuan (SG) Raymond Ratliff | |
| 06:17 | Southern Methodist | James Krout steals it from Jason Taylor | 54-57 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | James Krout is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 57-57 |
| 05:53 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor misses the 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi loses the dribble to Jason Taylor | 57-57 |
| 05:17 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 05:15 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't tip it in | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | James Krout is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 04:37 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 04:36 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor grabs the offensive board | 59-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF), William Bennett (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dirk Dyer, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee (PG), Raymond Ratliff (SG), Bruce Forbes (PF) Jason Taylor, Kenneth Sanjuan, Dennis Lynch | |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 59-58 |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 03:51 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff's floater is knocked away by James Dean | 59-58 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Dan Pittman | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bennie Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Ratliff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Clarke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Forbes (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Doug Williams (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Southern Methodist | Bennie Lee can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman connects on the jumper from the right block set up by James Dean | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #3 on Dave Iser, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:58 | Southern Methodist | Johnny Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), James Krout (C) Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (SF) Johnny Clarke | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Bennie Lee is called for the reach on Frank Foss - foul #2 on Bennie Lee, team foul #9 | 63-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:26 | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Maximo Bianchi and the foul's on Bruce Forbes - foul #2 on Bruce Forbes, team foul #10 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:49 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jason Taylor | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Lee - foul #3 on Bennie Lee, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dennis Lynch (SF), Thomas Leimberger (PF) Jason Taylor, Bruce Forbes | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:32 | Southern Methodist | George Vangilder is called for the reach on Raymond Ratliff - foul #3 on George Vangilder, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 01:25 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bennie Lee and he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| 01:25 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger makes the free throw | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | James Krout's floater is knocked away by Doug Williams | 70-67 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-67 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Doug Williams gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Leimberger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dennis Lynch | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is hacked by Bennie Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bennie Lee, team foul #12 | 70-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Bennie Lee - foul #5 on Bennie Lee, team foul #13 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jason Taylor (PG) Bennie Lee | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Raymond Ratliff comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 74-69 |