| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Phillip Potts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Galloway (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Kern (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Randy Hendrix is blocked by Keith Kern | 26-24 |
| 19:34 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Villeneuve | 26-24 |
| 19:08 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-24 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| 18:29 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson is hacked by Michael Harvey - foul #1 on Michael Harvey, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 18:20 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Stephen White is denied by James Villeneuve | 26-24 |
| 17:57 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:53 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts's layup is rejected by Randy Hendrix | 26-24 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen White gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito scores on a jump hook from the left block | 28-24 |
| 17:29 | Texas A&M | Stephen White steps in front of the Phillip Potts pass in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen White | 30-24 |
| 17:11 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson can't connect on a shot near the basket | 30-24 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:44 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:40 | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by James Villeneuve - foul #1 on James Villeneuve, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf (PG), Marshall Swiger (SG), Rodney Carley (SF), Xavier Rodriquez (PF), James Smith (C) Phillip Potts, Matthew Peterson, Ralph Galloway, James Villeneuve, Keith Kern | |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Marsh | 32-24 |
| 15:56 | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG) James Marsh | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas (SG) Marshall Swiger | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 5 reb. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Eric Wolf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Navas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Carley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Xavier Rodriquez (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. C - James Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Xavier Rodriquez - foul #2 on Xavier Rodriquez, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 15:19 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | William Whaley is whistled for traveling | 34-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) William Whaley, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve (PF), Keith Kern (C) Xavier Rodriquez, James Smith | |
| 14:48 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-24 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the board | 34-24 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Eric Wolf - foul #1 on Eric Wolf, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Stephen White | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts (PG), Ralph Galloway (SF) Eric Wolf, Rodney Carley | |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 14:13 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-24 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is whistled for traveling | 36-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:49 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern hits the finger roll on a great pass from Phillip Potts and he's fouled by Rene Esposito - foul #1 on Rene Esposito, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG) Darrel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 13:49 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 36-27 |
| 13:32 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Keith Kern | 36-27 |
| 13:11 | Texas A&M | Stephen White picks off the pass by Phillip Potts | 36-27 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla hits the finger roll set up by Stephen White | 38-27 |
| 12:57 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern connects on the floater from the left block set up by Phillip Potts | 38-29 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 12:41 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 12:37 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-29 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 38-29 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Stephen White lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 40-29 |
| 11:45 | Texas A&M | Kevin Bonilla picks off the pass by Ralph Galloway | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randy Hendrix (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rene Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Phillip Potts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Navas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Galloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Kern (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Phillip Potts steals the ball from Randy Hendrix | 40-29 |
| 11:10 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts drills a jumper from the left side | 40-31 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla can't tip it in | 40-31 |
| 10:34 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 10:14 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Eric Wolf (SG), Rodney Carley (SF), Xavier Rodriquez (PF), James Smith (C) Phillip Potts, Derrick Navas, Ralph Galloway, James Villeneuve, Keith Kern | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | William Whaley connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Eric Wolf - foul #2 on Eric Wolf, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | William Whaley makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 09:46 | Texas A&M | James Smith's pass is intercepted by Terry Koerner | 43-31 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey lays it in | 45-31 |
| 09:04 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas makes the shot from the right block set up by William Whaley | 47-33 |
| 08:35 | Texas A&M | James Smith misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 47-33 |
| 08:33 | Texas A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Peterson | 47-33 |
| 08:20 | Texas A&M | James Smith can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Stephen White (SG) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 08:20 | Texas A&M | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:20 | Texas A&M | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | William Whaley gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Eric Wolf - foul #3 on Eric Wolf, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix (PF) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Marshall Swiger (SG), William Gaskins (SF), James Villeneuve (PF), Keith Kern (C) Eric Wolf, Rodney Carley, James Smith, Xavier Rodriquez | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 07:46 | Texas A&M | James Villeneuve hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-34 |
| 07:45 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern hits the follow up shot | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Matthew Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marshall Swiger (fresh) SF - William Gaskins (fresh) PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Kern (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-36 |
| 07:35 | Texas A&M | Keith Kern grabs the defensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 07:17 | Texas A&M | William Gaskins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 48-36 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | James Marsh double dribbles | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Michael Harvey (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Richard Gokey (C) James Marsh, Stephen White, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts (PG), Derrick Navas (SG), Ralph Galloway (SF), Rodney Carley (C) Matthew Peterson, Marshall Swiger, William Gaskins, Keith Kern | |
| 06:32 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Xavier Rodriquez (PF), James Smith (C) James Villeneuve, Rodney Carley | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Randy Hendrix | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:08 | Texas A&M | Kevin Bonilla steps in front of the Ralph Galloway pass | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 53-36 |
| 05:38 | Texas A&M | Derrick Navas travels with the ball | 53-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 53-36 |
| 05:14 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to Xavier Rodriquez | 53-36 |
| 05:02 | Texas A&M | James Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 05:01 | Texas A&M | Phillip Potts tips it but misses | 53-36 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is hacked by Xavier Rodriquez - foul #3 on Xavier Rodriquez, team foul #6 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Stephen White (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Richard Gokey, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Eric Wolf (SG), William Gaskins (SF), Rodney Carley (PF) Phillip Potts, Derrick Navas, Ralph Galloway, James Smith | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Stephen White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 53-36 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | James Marsh scores on a 3 from the right corner | 56-36 |
| 03:58 | Texas A&M | William Gaskins connects on the shot from the right wing | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Matthew Peterson steals the ball from Kenneth Rosas | 56-38 |
| 03:38 | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Peterson | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas A&M | PG - Matthew Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Carley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Rodriquez (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | William Whaley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Marshall Swiger (SG), James Smith (PF) Matthew Peterson, Xavier Rodriquez | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Texas A&M | James Smith can't connect on a runner in the paint | 56-40 |
| 02:57 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley grabs the offensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 02:45 | Texas A&M | James Smith drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Wolf | 56-42 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Gokey | 59-42 |
| 02:13 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley clanks a floater near the basket | 59-42 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | James Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 01:42 | Texas A&M | The rebound goes to James Smith | 59-42 |
| 01:38 | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (PF) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Texas A&M | Matthew Peterson (PG), Xavier Rodriquez (PF) Marshall Swiger, William Gaskins | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-42 |
| 01:02 | Texas A&M | Rodney Carley is called for traveling | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | James Marsh can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 00:36 | Texas A&M | James Smith gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas A&M | Texas A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Texas A&M | Eric Wolf can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 61-42 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Marsh runs out the clock | 61-42 |