| Lineup | Elon | PG - George Latimore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tate (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Ospina (fresh) C - George Vaden (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Johnny Heard and he's fouled by Robert Tate - foul #2 on Robert Tate, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:10 | Elon | Robert Tate can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 29-36 |
| 19:08 | Elon | George Vaden tips it but misses | 29-36 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 29-36 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger lays it in | 29-38 |
| 18:21 | Elon | George Latimore can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher is hacked by Christopher Ospina - foul #2 on Christopher Ospina, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Lust | 29-41 |
| 17:20 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins travels with the ball | 29-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Daniel Delp (PG) George Latimore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Stanley Lust | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is hacked by Christopher Ospina - foul #3 on Christopher Ospina, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Elon | David Johnson (PF) Christopher Ospina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo can't finish the layup | 29-41 |
| 17:00 | Elon | Robert Tate snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 16:55 | Elon | Daniel Delp comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Johnny Heard - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Brito (SG), Wilbert Thomas (SF), Jeremy Phoenix (C) Robert Tate, Jerry Hawkins, George Vaden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher | |
| 16:55 | Elon | Daniel Delp makes the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:55 | Elon | Daniel Delp misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 30-41 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #1 on David Johnson, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:43 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:25 | Elon | Timothy Brito misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-41 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Elon | George Latimore (PG), Jerry Hawkins (SF) Daniel Delp, Timothy Brito | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Stanley Lust, Brian Messinger | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - George Latimore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Elon | David Johnson is hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #2 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Tate (SG), Christopher Ospina (PF), George Vaden (C) Wilbert Thomas, David Johnson, Jeremy Phoenix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Ralph Dickens | |
| 15:29 | Elon | George Latimore hits a jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo's floater is tipped away by George Vaden | 32-41 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Heard | 32-41 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is whistled for a carry | 32-41 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Andrew Alvord | |
| 14:38 | Elon | George Vaden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 14:36 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins tips it home | 34-41 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-41 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Ospina - foul #4 on Christopher Ospina, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Elon | Daniel Delp (PG), Wilbert Thomas (SF), David Johnson (PF) George Latimore, Jerry Hawkins, Christopher Ospina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:57 | Elon | David Johnson is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG) Melvin Bailey | |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix (C) George Vaden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| 13:24 | Elon | Daniel Delp loses the ball out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Timothy Brito (SG) Robert Tate | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Hawkins (SF) Timothy Brito | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Andrew Alvord (C) Edward Mozingo, Brian Messinger | |
| 12:49 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix is hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| 12:25 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-43 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stanley Lust | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #3 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Elon | George Latimore (PG), George Vaden (C) Daniel Delp, Jeremy Phoenix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| 11:40 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:40 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 11:09 | Elon | Ryan Risher steps in front of the David Johnson pass | 35-48 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger throws it down set up by Melvin Bailey | 35-50 |
| 10:30 | Elon | George Latimore loses the dribble to Johnny Heard | 35-50 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Melvin Bailey | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:14 | Elon | George Latimore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard drills a floater from the right wing set up by Edward Mozingo | 35-54 |
| 09:52 | Elon | David Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Messinger | 35-54 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger pulls down the rebound | 35-54 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Hawkins - foul #2 on Jerry Hawkins, team foul #6 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Tate (SG), Tyrone Woodard (SF), Jeremy Phoenix (PF) Wilbert Thomas, Jerry Hawkins, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Melvin Bailey | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 09:25 | Elon | Robert Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-56 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Edward Mozingo | 35-58 |
| 08:54 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Latimore and he's hacked by Brian Messinger - foul #3 on Brian Messinger, team foul #6 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Elon | Daniel Delp (PG) George Latimore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:54 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher banks in the layup set up by Johnny Heard and he's hacked by Jeremy Phoenix - foul #1 on Jeremy Phoenix, team foul #7 | 38-60 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:25 | Elon | Johnny Heard is called for the reach on Jeremy Phoenix - foul #3 on Johnny Heard, team foul #7 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 08:25 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens pulls down the rebound | 38-61 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-61 |
| 08:08 | Elon | George Vaden snags the defensive board | 38-61 |
| 07:48 | Elon | Robert Tate knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Delp | 40-61 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tate (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Woodard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Vaden (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | George Vaden is called for the reach on Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on George Vaden, team foul #8 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Elon | Jerry Hawkins (SF), Christopher Ospina (PF) Tyrone Woodard, George Vaden | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Brian Messinger (C) Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 07:39 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 07:34 | Elon | Robert Tate comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-61 |
| 07:32 | Elon | Christopher Ospina snags the offensive board | 40-61 |
| 07:19 | Elon | Daniel Delp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-61 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens grabs the board | 40-61 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the lay-in | 40-61 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Heard and the foul's on Daniel Delp - foul #3 on Daniel Delp, team foul #9 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Elon | George Latimore (PG), Wilbert Thomas (SG), David Johnson (C) Daniel Delp, Robert Tate, Jeremy Phoenix | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Brian Messinger | |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the free throw | 40-63 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses long on a shot from the right block | 40-63 |
| 06:23 | Elon | Jerry Hawkins gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 06:13 | Elon | David Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Ospina and he's hacked by Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #8 | 42-63 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| 06:13 | Elon | David Johnson misses the free throw | 42-63 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 42-63 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger lays it in set up by Stanley Lust | 42-65 |
| 05:32 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | Elon | Daniel Delp (PG), Timothy Brito (SG), Tyrone Woodard (PF) George Latimore, Jerry Hawkins, Christopher Ospina | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (PG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey comes up short on the runner from close range | 42-65 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord tips it back up and in | 42-67 |
| 05:07 | Elon | Tyrone Woodard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-67 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is hacked by Wilbert Thomas - foul #1 on Wilbert Thomas, team foul #10 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix (C) Tyrone Woodard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-69 |
| 04:19 | Elon | Daniel Delp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-69 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo gets the rebound | 44-69 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 44-71 |
| 04:05 | Elon | Timothy Brito hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Delp | 47-71 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Wilbert Thomas takes the ball from Edward Mozingo | 47-71 |
| 03:47 | Elon | Daniel Delp buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Timothy Brito | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Daniel Delp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Brito (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wilbert Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Phoenix (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ralph Dickens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Mozingo | 50-73 |
| 03:11 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 50-73 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Edward Mozingo | 50-75 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Elon | David Johnson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 50-75 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the floater in the paint | 50-75 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord's floater is tipped away by David Johnson | 50-75 |
| 01:52 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas grabs the board | 50-75 |
| 01:48 | Elon | Daniel Delp makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-75 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord's floater is tipped away by David Johnson | 52-75 |
| 01:32 | Elon | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 01:15 | Elon | Daniel Delp misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 01:13 | Elon | Wilbert Thomas tips it home | 54-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Phoenix - foul #2 on Jeremy Phoenix, team foul #11 | 54-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 1st free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Elon | David Johnson's floater is tipped away by Stanley Lust | 54-77 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Edward Mozingo is blocked by David Johnson | 54-77 |
| 00:17 | Elon | Jeremy Phoenix gets the rebound | 54-77 |
| 00:09 | Elon | David Johnson connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Brito and he's fouled by Ralph Dickens - foul #4 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #9 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG) Stanley Lust | |
| 00:09 | Elon | David Johnson makes the free throw | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard runs out the clock | 57-77 |