| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) PF - James Krout (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Matthew Thomas (fresh) SG - Jason Camp (fresh) SF - Robert Fleming (fresh) PF - Earl Turner (fresh) C - Casey Maynard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Stony Brook | Casey Maynard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas makes the runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | James Dean connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Krout | 2-2 |
| 19:15 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Stony Brook | Casey Maynard grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder comes up short on the shot in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the floater from the right block set up by James Dean | 4-5 |
| 17:06 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Matthew Thomas is called for the reach on Frank Foss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Thomas, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Boris Slomkowski (SF), Walter Bowers (PF), Jeff McKowen (C) Matthew Thomas, Jason Camp, Robert Fleming, Earl Turner, Casey Maynard | |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Dan Pittman and he's hacked by Jeff McKowen - foul #1 on Jeff McKowen, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:16 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is hacked by Boris Slomkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Boris Slomkowski, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the finger roll | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Brent Tucker (fresh) SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Boris Slomkowski (fresh) PF - Walter Bowers (fresh) C - Jeff McKowen (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:41 | Stony Brook | Donald Jones tips it in | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't finish the layup | 9-7 |
| 15:21 | Stony Brook | Donald Jones grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:40 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Boris Slomkowski - foul #2 on Boris Slomkowski, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (SF), James Dean (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas (PG), Jason Camp (SG), Robert Fleming (SF), Jose Castillo (PF), Casey Maynard (C) Brent Tucker, Donald Jones, Boris Slomkowski, Walter Bowers, Jeff McKowen | |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas connects on the shot from the right side set up by Jason Camp | 11-9 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is fouled on the floor by Jason Camp - foul #1 on Jason Camp, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Dean | 13-9 |
| 13:20 | Stony Brook | Jason Camp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 13-9 |
| 12:56 | Stony Brook | Casey Maynard snags the defensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:35 | Stony Brook | Jose Castillo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 12:34 | Stony Brook | Casey Maynard can't tip it in | 13-9 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Casey Maynard picks off the pass by Frank Foss in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 12:06 | Stony Brook | Jason Camp drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Thomas | 13-12 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder loses the dribble to Casey Maynard in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 11:53 | Stony Brook | George Vangilder picks off the pass by Casey Maynard | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Krout (tiring) C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Matthew Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Camp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Castillo (fairly fresh) C - Casey Maynard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Camp - foul #2 on Jason Camp, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Dirk Dyer (SF) Frank Foss, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Walter Bowers (SF), Earl Turner (PF), Jeff McKowen (C) Matthew Thomas, Jason Camp, Robert Fleming, Jose Castillo, Casey Maynard | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:32 | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dave Iser (PF) James Dean, James Krout | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is hacked by Earl Turner - foul #1 on Earl Turner, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:09 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner misses short on a shot in the paint | 16-12 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Bowers - foul #1 on Walter Bowers, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 10:45 | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker makes the shot from just outside the lane | 18-14 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Jones takes the ball from George Vangilder | 18-14 |
| 10:17 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dirk Dyer (SF), James Krout (PF) James Green, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas (PG), Robert Fleming (SF), Raphael Costa (C) Brent Tucker, Donald Jones, Jeff McKowen | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Panella and the foul's on Robert Fleming - foul #1 on Robert Fleming, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (C) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Donald Jones (SG) Walter Bowers | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the free throw | 20-14 |
| 10:01 | Stony Brook | Raphael Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 09:44 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Frank Foss - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #2 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Casey Maynard (C) Raphael Costa | |
| 09:44 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Turner - foul #2 on Earl Turner, team foul #10 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers (PF) Earl Turner | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:00 | Stony Brook | James Krout is called for the reach on Donald Jones - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Dirk Dyer (SF) James Green, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (PG) Matthew Thomas | |
| 08:45 | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 22-15 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer makes the wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 24-15 |
| 08:08 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming double dribbles | 24-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Dirk Dyer, James Krout | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas (PG), Jeff McKowen (PF), Raphael Costa (C) Brent Tucker, Walter Bowers, Casey Maynard | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a floater from close range | 24-15 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss hits the follow up shot | 26-15 |
| 07:36 | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-15 |
| 07:34 | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen gets the offensive rebound | 26-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Vangilder (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Matthew Thomas (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Robert Fleming (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jeff McKowen (fresh) C - Raphael Costa (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers (SG) Donald Jones | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Bowers - foul #2 on Walter Bowers, team foul #11 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (PF) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (SG) Walter Bowers | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:05 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-15 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 27-15 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | James Krout is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Dean | 30-15 |
| 06:39 | Stony Brook | William Bennett steps in front of the Jeff McKowen pass | 30-15 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | James Dean is open but can't throw it down | 30-15 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it home | 32-15 |
| 06:19 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming is fouled on the floor by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #4 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Maximo Bianchi (SG), Dirk Dyer (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, Dan Pittman, James Krout | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Donald Jones (SG), Jose Castillo (PF), Casey Maynard (C) Brent Tucker, Jeff McKowen, Raphael Costa | |
| 05:57 | Stony Brook | Donald Jones can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 32-15 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer snags the defensive board | 32-15 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the jump hook from the baseline | 32-15 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a floater in the paint set up by James Green | 34-15 |
| 05:09 | Stony Brook | Robert Fleming misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 34-15 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dirk Dyer | 34-15 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | James Green misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-15 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer tips it back up and in | 36-15 |
| 04:40 | Stony Brook | Donald Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-15 |
| 04:38 | Stony Brook | Jose Castillo gets the offensive rebound | 36-15 |
| 04:16 | Stony Brook | Jose Castillo is hacked by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #5 | 36-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), James Krout (PF), George Vangilder (C) James Green, Maximo Bianchi, Dirk Dyer, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (PG), Jeff McKowen (PF) Matthew Thomas, Jose Castillo | |
| 03:54 | Stony Brook | George Vangilder is called for the reach on Robert Fleming - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #6 | 36-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jason Camp (SG), Walter Bowers (SF), Earl Turner (PF) Donald Jones, Robert Fleming, Jeff McKowen | |
| 03:41 | Stony Brook | Walter Bowers buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-18 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | James Krout connects on the runner from the baseline set up by George Vangilder and the foul's on Walter Bowers - foul #3 on Walter Bowers, team foul #12 | 38-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski (SF), Raphael Costa (C) Walter Bowers, Casey Maynard | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the free throw | 39-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - George Vangilder (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Brent Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Camp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Slomkowski (fresh) PF - Earl Turner (fresh) C - Raphael Costa (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Stony Brook | Jason Camp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brent Tucker | 39-21 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Brent Tucker is called for the reach on Frank Foss in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brent Tucker, team foul #13 | 39-21 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 02:51 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Krout - foul #2 on James Krout, team foul #7 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (C) Frank Foss, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jeff McKowen (C) Raphael Costa | |
| 02:51 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 02:51 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 41-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 02:10 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-23 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi State | James Krout pulls down the rebound | 41-23 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Boris Slomkowski steps in front of the James Green pass in the backcourt | 41-23 |
| 01:55 | Stony Brook | James Dean is called for the reach on Boris Slomkowski - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #8 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (SF), George Vangilder (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas (PG), Casey Maynard (C) Brent Tucker, Jeff McKowen | |
| 01:55 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:55 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Jason Camp steps in front of the James Green pass | 41-25 |
| 01:14 | Stony Brook | Jason Camp misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 01:12 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas tips it back up and in | 41-27 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Green | 44-27 |
| 00:50 | Stony Brook | Earl Turner misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 44-27 |
| 00:48 | Stony Brook | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Camp | 44-27 |
| 00:33 | Stony Brook | Matthew Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 44-27 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dirk Dyer | 44-27 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | James Green is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dirk Dyer | 47-27 |
| 00:02 | Stony Brook | Boris Slomkowski is whistled for a carry | 47-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF), Dave Iser (PF) James Green, James Dean, Dirk Dyer, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Brent Tucker (PG), Robert Fleming (SF), Jeff McKowen (PF), Jose Castillo (C) Matthew Thomas, Boris Slomkowski, Earl Turner, Casey Maynard | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 47-27 |