| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Krout (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:53 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a floater from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 19:52 | NC State | Brian Landowski grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 19:24 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the turnaround from the right block | 17-33 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder drills a jumper in the paint set up by Maximo Bianchi | 19-33 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses short on a shot in the paint | 19-33 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #2 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 18:19 | NC State | Brian Landowski is fouled on the floor by Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 18:11 | NC State | William Johnson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-35 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | James Dean connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 23-35 |
| 17:49 | NC State | Justin Sonntag buries a jumper from the right side | 23-37 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses short on a floater from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | William Bennett tips it in | 25-37 |
| 17:23 | NC State | Justin Sonntag buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Landowski | 25-39 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | William Johnson picks off the pass by Maximo Bianchi | 25-39 |
| 16:41 | NC State | Brian Landowski clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 28-39 |
| 16:12 | NC State | Brian Landowski can't throw it down | 28-39 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | James Dean is called for traveling | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Grant Foster (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) PF - John Paige (fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | NC State | George Vangilder is called for the reach on William Grieco - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 15:15 | NC State | William Grieco misses the dunk attempt | 28-39 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 14:52 | NC State | William Grieco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-39 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Paige - foul #1 on John Paige, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (SF) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), William Johnson (SF) William Grieco, Grant Foster | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 14:08 | NC State | William Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 14:07 | NC State | William Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 13:53 | NC State | Brian Landowski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Mansfield is called for the reach on William Bennett - foul #1 on Benjamin Mansfield, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), George Vangilder (C) Ronald Panella, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Pelfrey, John Paige, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Foss | 33-41 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Brian Landowski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Lahey | 33-43 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-43 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a runner in the lane set up by William Bennett | 35-43 |
| 12:24 | NC State | Frank Foss steals the ball from Brian Landowski in the backcourt | 35-43 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | William Bennett banks in the layup | 37-43 |
| 12:03 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is fouled on the floor by William Bennett - foul #3 on William Bennett, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Grant Foster (SF) Brian Landowski, William Johnson | |
| 11:40 | NC State | Justin Sonntag buries a jump hook near the basket | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the jump hook from the left block | 37-45 |
| 11:23 | NC State | Justin Sonntag snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Justin Sonntag clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 11:01 | NC State | Justin Sonntag tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Lahey denies the turnaround by Maximo Bianchi | 37-47 |
| 10:44 | NC State | William Grieco grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 10:37 | NC State | Justin Sonntag lays it in on a great pass from Grant Foster | 37-49 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi tips it in | 39-49 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Justin Sonntag travels with the ball | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Krout (PF), William Bennett (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dave Iser, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), William Johnson (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) William Grieco, Eugene Francis, Grant Foster, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 09:49 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-49 |
| 09:24 | NC State | John Paige snags the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 09:15 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brian Landowski | 39-51 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman buries a fadeaway from close range | 41-51 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Joe Lahey (C) Brian Pelfrey, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| 08:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:46 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | James Krout connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Foss and he's hacked by Joe Lahey - foul #2 on Joe Lahey, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 08:15 | NC State | James Krout is called for the reach on Brian Landowski - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| 08:00 | NC State | William Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) John Paige | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-53 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't tip it in | 44-53 |
| 07:46 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 07:24 | NC State | Eugene Francis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Krout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Justin Sonntag pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:52 | NC State | William Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the rebound | 44-53 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 06:18 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits a floater from close range | 47-55 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 47-55 |
| 06:04 | NC State | The rebound goes to Joe Lahey | 47-55 |
| 06:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski loses the ball out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Maximo Bianchi, William Bennett, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Grant Foster (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 05:28 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 05:26 | NC State | Grant Foster snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:20 | NC State | John Paige knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Grieco and he's hacked by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| 05:20 | NC State | John Paige makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a jumper from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the follow up shot | 51-58 |
| 04:25 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Grant Foster | 51-61 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 51-61 |
| 04:16 | NC State | John Paige gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:09 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield can't throw it down | 51-61 |
| 04:07 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses the tip | 51-61 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Dean | 51-61 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 51-61 |
| 03:07 | NC State | Grant Foster snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 03:07 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (PF) James Green, Dan Pittman, James Krout, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Landowski (PG), Eugene Francis (SG), William Johnson (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF), Joe Lahey (C) William Grieco, Brian Pelfrey, Grant Foster, John Paige, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Landowski (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:50 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a runner in the lane | 53-61 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Brian Landowski - foul #4 on Frank Foss, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:02 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:02 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 53-63 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Joe Lahey pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:18 | NC State | William Johnson knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Francis | 53-65 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on William Bennett, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Brian Pelfrey (SG), Grant Foster (SF), John Paige (PF), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Landowski, Eugene Francis, William Johnson, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| 01:03 | NC State | Maximo Bianchi picks off the pass by William Grieco in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Brian Pelfrey steals the ball from George Vangilder | 53-65 |
| 00:44 | NC State | Grant Foster hits the finger roll set up by Brian Pelfrey | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is hacked by John Paige - foul #2 on John Paige, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by George Vangilder | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Maximo Bianchi steals it from Benjamin Mansfield | 55-67 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Brian Pelfrey is called for the reach on George Vangilder - foul #2 on Brian Pelfrey, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:06 | NC State | John Paige grabs the board | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | NC State | William Grieco runs out the clock | 56-67 |