| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) PF - Roger Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roger Thompson - foul #2 on Roger Thompson, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it in | 35-34 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden, Roger Thompson, Charles Soltero | |
| 18:05 | UConn | Stephen Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Delbert Powell picks off the pass by George Hill | 35-34 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Delbert Powell jams it | 35-36 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Hill | 37-36 |
| 17:20 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Wilbur Bruce denies the turnaround by David White | 37-36 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | David White tips it in | 39-36 |
| 16:58 | UConn | Zane Branch is called for the reach on Stephen Riley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Roger Thompson (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Delbert Powell, Stephen Riley, Andrei Palczewski, Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 16:29 | UConn | Carlos Canchola drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #2 on Charles Soltero, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Mark Rouse (C) George Hill, David White | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Carlos Canchola | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Roger Thompson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 15:30 | UConn | Charles Soltero snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Earl Knapp is hacked by Eric Latta - foul #2 on Eric Latta, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Delbert Powell, Manuel Snowden, Roger Thompson, Charles Soltero | |
| 15:01 | UConn | Lee Free drills a floater from the left block | 41-41 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | David White is alone and drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Eric Latta | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF) David Avitia, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG) Earl Knapp, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | David White comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-43 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | David White gets the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | David White scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Mederos and he's fouled by Lee Free - foul #4 on Lee Free, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | UConn | Roger Thompson (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Lee Free, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | David White misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:51 | UConn | Carlos Canchola snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 13:30 | UConn | George Hill steals it from Carlos Canchola | 45-43 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Stephen Riley - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the driving attempt from the left block | 45-43 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Roger Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 13:03 | UConn | David Avitia is called for the reach on Delbert Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Avitia, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (SG) Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| 12:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 45-43 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a shot in the lane | 45-43 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Delbert Powell gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 45-43 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is hacked by Roger Thompson - foul #3 on Roger Thompson, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Lee Free (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Carlos Canchola, Andrei Palczewski, Roger Thompson, Charles Soltero | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | David White hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #3 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Eric Latta (SF) David Avitia, Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 11:55 | UConn | The rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 46-43 |
| 11:40 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 46-43 |
| 11:38 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) PF - Lee Free (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits a wide open shot in the paint | 46-45 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Lee Free comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Delbert Powell, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 10:38 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:38 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | George Hill clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Lee Free - foul #5 on Lee Free, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) James Widener | |
| Subs | UConn | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Roger Thompson (PF) Manuel Snowden, Lee Free | |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Roger Thompson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 09:48 | UConn | Andrei Palczewski tips it in | 50-49 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | David Avitia hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Roger Thompson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF), James Widener (C) George Hill, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Carlos Canchola (SG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Earl Knapp, Andrei Palczewski, Charles Soltero | |
| 08:51 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), Michael Haynes (SF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, James Widener | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Stephen Riley | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce tips it back up and in | 55-51 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | David White clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 55-51 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | David White gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | David White is hacked by Roger Thompson - foul #4 on Roger Thompson, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, Zane Branch, Michael Haynes, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) Wilbur Bruce | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 07:21 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 07:19 | UConn | Roger Thompson tips it in | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David White (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Widener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Thompson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Charles Soltero (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is fouled on the floor by Roger Thompson - foul #5 on Roger Thompson, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Rouse (C) George Hill, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Delbert Powell, Carlos Canchola, Manuel Snowden, Roger Thompson | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Tsalani Abdulkarim | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Charles Soltero is called for the reach on David Avitia - foul #3 on Charles Soltero, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Terry Horwitz steals it from Charles Soltero | 59-55 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-55 |
| 05:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tsalani Abdulkarim | 59-55 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Zane Branch - foul #4 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), James Widener (C) David Avitia, Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Stephen Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Mederos | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Delbert Powell tips it in | 61-58 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 61-58 |
| 04:25 | UConn | The rebound goes to Earl Knapp | 61-58 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Delbert Powell is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (PF) Frank Pruden, George Hill, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley | |
| 04:20 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | James Widener gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | David White can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 61-58 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:39 | UConn | Delbert Powell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | David White misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-58 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | James Widener tips it home | 63-58 |
| 03:06 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce can't finish the uncontested layup | 63-58 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | James Widener grabs the board | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Latta (fairly fresh) PF - David White (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Widener (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carlos Canchola (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) PF - Wilbur Bruce (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Soltero (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Eric Latta, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG) Delbert Powell | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Charles Soltero - foul #4 on Charles Soltero, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG) Carlos Canchola | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:39 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| 02:14 | UConn | Charles Soltero's layup is rejected by Mark Rouse | 65-58 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wilbur Bruce | 65-61 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | George Hill hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Zane Branch is called for the reach on Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zane Branch, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:23 | UConn | Carlos Canchola misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | George Hill is fouled in the backcourt by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #4 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #12 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #5 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #13 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:14 | UConn | Manuel Snowden loses the dribble to Richard Mederos in the backcourt | 70-61 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill blows the layup | 70-61 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos tips it back up and in | 72-61 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 01:02 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Soltero | 72-62 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Carlos Canchola pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce knocks in the floater near the basket | 72-64 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Delbert Powell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Powell, team foul #14 | 72-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Delbert Powell buries a floater from just outside the lane | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Delbert Powell is called for the reach on David Avitia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delbert Powell, team foul #15 | 74-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Carlos Canchola | 75-66 |
| 00:31 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | David White snags the defensive board | 75-66 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is hacked by Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #16 | 75-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Avitia makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Delbert Powell drills a jumpshot from the left side | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #17 | 77-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 78-68 |