| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross is fouled on the floor by Johnny Heard - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:16 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust scores on a turnaround in the paint | 32-29 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph Ross steps in front of the Johnny Heard pass in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits a turnaround near the basket | 32-31 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Stanley Lust | 34-31 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Brian Messinger - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Anthony Snipes (PF) James Vine, Ronald Smith, Carlos Foust | |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:25 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Mozingo and the foul's on Anthony Snipes - foul #2 on Anthony Snipes, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG) Joseph Ross | |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:10 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:49 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roger Gardner | 36-36 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Larry Fierros (SF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Roger Gardner | |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman drills a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Leroy Mullins - foul #3 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 17:34 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman misses the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 17:17 | Santa Clara | Melvin Bailey is called for the reach on Anthony Snipes - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG), Stanley Lust (SF) Melvin Bailey, Larry Fierros | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (PF) Carlos Foust | |
| 16:53 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Ryan Risher (PF) Christopher Cheek, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Carlos Foust (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Christopher Collins, Anthony Snipes | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 16:36 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Roger Gardner | 36-38 |
| 16:21 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Altman | 36-40 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the wide open driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Risher | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Altman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Santa Clara | Ryan Risher blocks the short jumper by Ronald Smith | 38-40 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is fouled in the backcourt by Carlos Foust - foul #3 on Carlos Foust, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard, Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Wayne Altman, Ronald Smith, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Messinger | 41-40 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG) Joseph Ross | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:46 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:30 | Santa Clara | James Vine is hacked by Leroy Mullins - foul #4 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (SF) Christopher Cheek, Leroy Mullins, Larry Fierros | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins (SG), Carlos Foust (PF) James Vine, Anthony Snipes | |
| 14:23 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Billy Hartsell is called for the reach on Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Billy Hartsell, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo is whistled for traveling | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher (PF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) Frank Hay, Carlos Foust | |
| 13:35 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Collins | 41-42 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Heard | 43-42 |
| 12:50 | Santa Clara | Edward Mozingo steps in front of the Wayne Altman pass | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:32 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 43-42 |
| 12:25 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 43-42 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Johnny Heard | 46-42 |
| 11:58 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Michael Crossley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Altman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher lays it in on a great pass from Edward Mozingo | 48-42 |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Crossley and the foul's on Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Melvin Bailey, Ryan Risher, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Carlos Foust (PF) Michael Crossley, Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Roger Gardner | |
| 11:29 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 11:11 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:45 | Santa Clara | Christopher Cheek steals the ball from Ronald Smith | 48-45 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust tips it in | 50-45 |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Smith and the foul's on Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Bernard Ippolito (C) James Vine, Ronald Smith | |
| 10:10 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 09:46 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-48 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:22 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:10 | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Bernard Ippolito picks off the pass by Edward Mozingo in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | Edward Mozingo steals it from Carlos Foust | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek's pass is intercepted by Joseph Ross in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 50-50 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Christopher Cheek is blocked by Bernard Ippolito | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord tips it home | 52-50 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Lust - foul #2 on Stanley Lust, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (SG), Christopher Collins (SF), Anthony Snipes (PF), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Bernard Ippolito | |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:01 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Roger Gardner is called for the reach on Johnny Heard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roger Gardner, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG) Melvin Bailey | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman (PG) Joseph Ross | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger is fouled on the floor by Christopher Collins - foul #1 on Christopher Collins, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Wayne Altman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vine (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Snipes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros blows the layup | 52-50 |
| 07:20 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Vine and he's hacked by Leroy Mullins - foul #5 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Leroy Mullins | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 07:15 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Christopher Collins is called for the reach on Johnny Heard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Collins, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is hacked by Roger Gardner - foul #3 on Roger Gardner, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley (PG) James Vine | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Ryan Risher steps in front of the Michael Crossley pass | 54-53 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 06:29 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman lays it in | 57-55 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger's floater is tipped away by Anthony Snipes | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger tips it in | 59-55 |
| 06:01 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses the easy layup | 59-55 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-55 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger tips it home | 61-55 |
| 05:19 | Santa Clara | Anthony Snipes misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-55 |
| 05:17 | Santa Clara | Michael Crossley snags the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | Santa Clara | Wayne Altman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses the shot from just outside the lane | 61-58 |
| 04:40 | Santa Clara | Christopher Collins grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 04:36 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Larry Fierros, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), James Vine (SG), Frank Hay (SF), Carlos Foust (PF), Ronald Smith (C) Michael Crossley, Wayne Altman, Christopher Collins, Anthony Snipes, Roger Gardner | |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Stanley Lust is called for the reach on Carlos Foust - foul #3 on Stanley Lust, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Andrew Alvord (C) Johnny Heard, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:15 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Carlos Foust steals it from Melvin Bailey | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ronald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Vine | 61-63 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 03:10 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Ralph Dickens, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Bernard Ippolito (C) James Vine, Ronald Smith | |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:59 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 02:43 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith (C) Bernard Ippolito | |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by Brian Messinger - foul #2 on Brian Messinger, team foul #12 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 02:00 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (SG), Roger Gardner (C) Billy Hartsell, Ronald Smith | |
| 01:42 | Santa Clara | James Vine drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Ross | 66-67 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Stanley Lust | 69-67 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is hacked by Edward Mozingo - foul #2 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #13 | 69-67 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:54 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the dunk but he's hacked by Carlos Foust - foul #4 on Carlos Foust, team foul #8 | 69-69 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 00:13 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 70-69 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger is hacked by Joseph Ross in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Ross, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Roger Gardner | 72-72 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Foust (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Roger Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-72 |
| 04:11 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Roger Gardner | 72-72 |
| 03:57 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Ross | 72-74 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Johnny Heard | 74-74 |
| 03:15 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Ross | 74-76 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Gardner - foul #4 on Roger Gardner, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF) Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (PG), Wayne Altman (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Bernard Ippolito (PF), Anthony Snipes (C) Joseph Ross, James Vine, Frank Hay, Carlos Foust, Roger Gardner | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:58 | Santa Clara | Bernard Ippolito banks in the layup | 75-78 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Melvin Bailey, Larry Fierros | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross (PG), Frank Hay (SF), Roger Gardner (C) Wayne Altman, Bernard Ippolito, Anthony Snipes | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Heard | 78-78 |
| 02:46 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust (PF) Ronald Smith | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Joseph Ross misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-78 |
| 02:30 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Gardner | 78-78 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay is fouled on the floor by Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Ryan Risher, team foul #14 | 78-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Vine (SG) Billy Hartsell | |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 1st free throw | 78-79 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 78-80 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-80 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Messinger | 78-80 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ryan Risher | 80-80 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Johnny Heard is called for the reach on Frank Hay - foul #3 on Johnny Heard, team foul #15 | 80-80 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 01:34 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo loses the ball out of bounds | 80-82 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ryan Risher - foul #3 on Ryan Risher, team foul #16 | 80-82 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Carlos Foust misses the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:57 | Santa Clara | Roger Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-82 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Joseph Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Hay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Foust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Roger Gardner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Santa Clara | Frank Hay clanks a shot from the right wing | 80-82 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher pulls down the rebound | 80-82 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-82 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the offensive board | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 80-82 |
| 00:16 | Santa Clara | James Vine grabs the board | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | James Vine is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Heard - foul #4 on Johnny Heard, team foul #17 | 80-82 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | James Vine misses the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:15 | Santa Clara | James Vine makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 80-83 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 80-83 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger travels with the ball | 80-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hartsell (SG), Ronald Smith (PF) James Vine, Carlos Foust | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith is hacked by Johnny Heard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Johnny Heard, team foul #18 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG) Johnny Heard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:02 | Santa Clara | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 80-84 |