| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Richard Post (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher inbounds the ball | 27-16 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-16 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Richard Post is fouled on the floor by Randy Hendrix - foul #2 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Sikes and he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #2 | 29-16 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the free throw | 30-16 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-16 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Allen Baugher | 30-16 |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-16 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey gets the rebound | 30-16 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal loses the ball out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), William Whaley (SG), Richard Gokey (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Rene Esposito | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 30-16 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Richard Post pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-16 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher loses the ball out of bounds | 30-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is whistled for a carry | 30-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) James Marsh | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 30-16 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Gokey (fresh) PF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Gokey | 30-19 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Carl Dunmire | 32-19 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Carl Dunmire picks off the pass by Kenneth Rosas | 32-19 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer throws it down on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire | 34-19 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Baugher - foul #3 on Allen Baugher, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Richard Post (PF) David Zollicoffer, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Michael Harvey, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 34-20 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Richard Post snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-20 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 34-20 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-20 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher snags the defensive board | 34-20 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Richard Post is hacked by Darrel Villarreal - foul #2 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 34-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Stephen White, Richard Gokey | |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer loses the dribble to Kevin Bonilla | 34-20 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the easy layup | 34-20 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the offensive board | 34-20 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Allen Baugher - foul #4 on Allen Baugher, team foul #2 | 34-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Harbor (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) William Whaley | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Richard Post buries a fadeaway from the left block | 36-22 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Rene Esposito | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (tiring) 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Harbor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Scott Sikes (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Randy Hendrix - foul #3 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #4 | 36-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Kenneth Rosas | |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Richard Post misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey gets the rebound | 36-22 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-22 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Richard Post snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Richard Post is hacked by Richard Gokey - foul #2 on Richard Gokey, team foul #5 | 36-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor blows the layup | 36-22 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor gets the offensive rebound | 36-22 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Stephen White - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #6 | 36-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla, Kenneth Rosas | |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito knocks in the shot from close range | 36-27 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Harbor, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (PG), Evan Morris (SF), Richard Post (PF) Robert Manzi, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF) Michael Harvey, Richard Gokey | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the tip | 36-27 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits the finger roll set up by Richard Post | 38-27 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kevin Bonilla, team foul #7 | 38-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF) Evan Morris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | James Marsh is called for the reach on David Zollicoffer - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #8 | 38-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG) Carl Dunmire | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 38-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Post (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Scott Sikes (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) SG - Stephen White (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | David Zollicoffer picks off the pass by William Whaley | 38-27 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi blows the layup | 38-27 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi gets the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-27 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | James Marsh snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Stephen White comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 38-27 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Post | 38-27 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Richard Post hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 40-27 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 40-27 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Richard Post drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer and he's fouled by Stephen White - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #9 | 42-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF) James Marsh, Kevin Bonilla | |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Richard Post makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-27 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Dunmire | 45-27 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas McCier (PF) Richard Post | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG) William Whaley | |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-27 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-27 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it in | 47-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-29 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier tips it in | 49-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Dunmire (tiring) 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Allen Baugher (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Thomas McCier (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fairly fresh) SG - Stephen White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-29 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-29 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Richard Gokey is called for the reach on Thomas McCier - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #10 | 49-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier makes the 1st free throw | 50-32 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is hacked by Scott Sikes - foul #3 on Scott Sikes, team foul #4 | 51-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (PF) Thomas McCier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is whistled for traveling | 54-35 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stephen White knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Richard Gokey and he's hacked by Carl Dunmire - foul #3 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the free throw | 54-37 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer runs out the clock | 54-37 |