| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alfred Coonrod (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood misses the runner near the basket | 28-41 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Alfred Coonrod picks off the pass by Ryan Risher | 28-41 |
| 19:01 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon can't throw it down | 28-41 |
| 19:00 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon misses the tip | 28-41 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Wood - foul #2 on Christopher Wood, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:48 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-42 |
| 18:32 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 18:17 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Jacob Dixon is called for the reach on Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Jacob Dixon, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher's layup is rejected by Larry Pinder | 28-42 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't tip it in | 28-42 |
| 17:48 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:31 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Earl Greco swats the short shot by Stanley Lust | 28-42 |
| 17:08 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 16:53 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Mozingo steals the ball from Jacob Dixon | 28-42 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 16:36 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:16 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Raymond Johnson (SG), Charles Golanski (SF), Charles Peterson (C) Alfred Coonrod, Jacob Dixon, Christopher Wood, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Edward Mozingo, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 16:16 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 16:16 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Bailey | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deitz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Pinder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cal State Northridge | Melvin Bailey steps in front of the Raymond Johnson pass | 30-45 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Lorenzo Deitz is called for the reach on Johnny Heard - foul #1 on Lorenzo Deitz, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay (SG), Michael Lawson (SF) Raymond Johnson, Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Andrew Alvord | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Johnny Heard and the foul's on Charles Peterson - foul #2 on Charles Peterson, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:58 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 14:46 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay's layup is rejected by Brian Messinger | 30-47 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is called for a charge - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod (PG), Christopher Wood (SF), Earl Greco (C) Lorenzo Deitz, Michael Lawson, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Ralph Dickens | |
| 14:07 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod's pass is intercepted by Edward Mozingo | 30-47 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger lays it in on a nice dish by Johnny Heard | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex 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) | |
| 13:27 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Alfred Coonrod | 33-49 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Bailey | 33-52 |
| 12:56 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Heard picks off the pass by Christopher Wood | 33-52 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 12:41 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco grabs the board | 33-52 |
| 12:34 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod is denied on a layup by Ryan Risher | 33-52 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 33-52 |
| 12:18 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco pulls down the rebound | 33-52 |
| 12:14 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Gregory Macaulay | 35-52 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Earl Greco takes the ball from Melvin Bailey | 35-52 |
| 11:44 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Messinger blocks the short jumper by Earl Greco | 35-52 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the board | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alfred Coonrod (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Macaulay (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Golanski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Greco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Wood - foul #3 on Christopher Wood, team foul #5 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Jacob Dixon (SG), Michael Lawson (SF), Larry Pinder (PF), Charles Peterson (C) Alfred Coonrod, Gregory Macaulay, Christopher Wood, Charles Golanski, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Melvin Bailey, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 10:58 | Cal State Northridge | Larry Pinder hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord banks in the layup set up by Johnny Heard and the foul's on Charles Peterson - foul #3 on Charles Peterson, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-57 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't finish the layup | 37-57 |
| 10:06 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 09:49 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Charles Peterson | 39-57 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Dickens | 39-60 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon is denied on a layup by Andrew Alvord | 39-60 |
| 09:18 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson grabs the offensive board | 39-60 |
| 09:12 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-60 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ralph Dickens | 39-60 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Deitz - foul #2 on Lorenzo Deitz, team foul #7 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod (PG), Raymond Johnson (SG), Christopher Wood (SF), Earl Greco (C) Lorenzo Deitz, Jacob Dixon, Michael Lawson, Charles Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Edward Mozingo, Ralph Dickens | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the 1st free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 08:44 | Cal State Northridge | Earl Greco gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 08:31 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Heard - foul #3 on Johnny Heard, team foul #3 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Andrew Alvord | |
| 08:31 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod makes the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 08:31 | Cal State Northridge | Alfred Coonrod makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay (SG), Charles Golanski (PF) Raymond Johnson, Larry Pinder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:00 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-61 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alfred Coonrod - foul #2 on Alfred Coonrod, team foul #8 | 41-61 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Alfred Coonrod (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Macaulay (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Golanski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (tiring) 21 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Cal State Northridge | Johnny Heard takes the ball from Christopher Wood | 41-62 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Earl Greco steals the ball from Stanley Lust | 41-62 |
| 06:43 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Wood knocks in the floater from the right block | 43-62 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-62 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger tips it home | 43-64 |
| 06:13 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski misses the shot from the right side | 43-64 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Christopher Wood takes the ball from Melvin Bailey | 43-64 |
| 05:47 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Wood | 45-64 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey | 45-66 |
| 05:24 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-66 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it home | 48-68 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | Gregory Macaulay loses the dribble to Ryan Risher | 48-68 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Stanley Lust | 48-70 |
| 04:34 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Earl Greco | 50-70 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Wood - foul #4 on Christopher Wood, team foul #9 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz (PG), Jacob Dixon (SG), Michael Lawson (SF), Charles Peterson (PF) Alfred Coonrod, Gregory Macaulay, Christopher Wood, Earl Greco | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (PG), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 50-70 |
| 04:11 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 03:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Melvin Bailey - foul #1 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 50-70 |
| 03:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 03:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jacob Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex 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 | Edward Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 03:29 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski grabs the board | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deitz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Golanski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stanley Lust (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson is hacked by Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Stanley Lust, team foul #5 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG) Stanley Lust | |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Andrew Alvord takes the ball from Charles Peterson | 52-70 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 02:48 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson pulls down the rebound | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex 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) | |
| 02:40 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski is fouled on the floor by Edward Mozingo - foul #2 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard | |
| 02:31 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Golanski's pass is intercepted by Ralph Dickens | 52-70 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens is hacked by Lorenzo Deitz - foul #3 on Lorenzo Deitz, team foul #10 | 52-70 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens misses the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:02 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Brian Messinger | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex 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) | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-71 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits the follow up shot | 52-73 |
| 01:18 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz is hacked by Edward Mozingo - foul #3 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #7 | 52-73 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG) Ryan Risher | |
| 01:18 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deitz misses the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 52-73 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-73 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens tips it but misses | 52-73 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge 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) | |
| 00:46 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Lawson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Lawson, team foul #11 | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge 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) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-73 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Peterson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard runs out the clock | 54-73 |