| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Poland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) PF - John Sledge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | John Williams inbounds the ball | 33-40 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Fordham | Moises Vargas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-40 |
| 19:32 | Fordham | Robert Poland misses the tip | 33-40 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | James Bly grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | John Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Moore - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | John Williams misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Fordham | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bly | 33-43 |
| 18:33 | Fordham | Robert Poland clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by John Sledge - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 18:33 | Fordham | Robert Poland misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:33 | Fordham | Robert Poland makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | Salvatore Mancini picks off the pass by James Bly | 34-43 |
| 17:58 | Fordham | John Williams misses short on a floater from the right side | 34-43 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Salvatore Mancini | 34-43 |
| 17:29 | Fordham | William White is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF), Albert Szopinski (PF), Ross Eagan (C) Moises Vargas, John Williams, Robert Poland, William White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | James Bly scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Neves | 34-45 |
| 16:40 | Fordham | Ross Eagan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roberts - foul #1 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (SG) Salvatore Mancini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Jamie Strong (PF) James Bly, Joseph Neves | |
| 16:27 | Fordham | John Leatherman banks in the layup set up by Benjamin Fitzgerald | 36-45 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez is fouled on the floor by Wayne Raffaele - foul #1 on Wayne Raffaele, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Williams (SF), William White (C) Albert Szopinski, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Sledge (PF) Jamie Strong | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William White - foul #3 on William White, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Charles Moore (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Tooley, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Leatherman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Raffaele (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. C - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald's floater is knocked away by John Sledge | 36-47 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 36-47 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-47 |
| 15:22 | Fordham | The rebound goes to John Leatherman | 36-47 |
| 15:03 | Fordham | William White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), Salvatore Mancini (SG), Robert Poland (PF) John Leatherman, Wayne Raffaele, Benjamin Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG) Alberto Lopez | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | John Williams is called for the reach on Charles Moore - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Szopinski (SF), Ross Eagan (C) John Williams, William White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (SF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | John Sledge drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Bly and the foul's on Robert Poland - foul #1 on Robert Poland, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:32 | Fordham | Robert Poland grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 14:07 | Fordham | John Sledge steals the ball from Moises Vargas | 36-49 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Poland steals it from David Wilson | 36-49 |
| 13:34 | Fordham | Robert Poland double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Williams (SF), William White (C) Albert Szopinski, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Charles Moore (SF) James Bly, John Sledge | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 36-49 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 36-49 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | John Tooley is fouled on the floor by Salvatore Mancini - foul #1 on Salvatore Mancini, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (PF) Moises Vargas, Robert Poland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SG), Phil Braithwaite (C) Joseph Neves, David Wilson | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-49 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | John Tooley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Szopinski (PF), Ross Eagan (C) John Williams, William White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Jamie Strong (PF) Charles Moore, Thomas Roberts | |
| 11:59 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini is hacked by John Tooley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| 11:40 | Fordham | John Leatherman is hacked by Alberto Lopez - foul #2 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (SG) Salvatore Mancini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), John Sledge (PF) John Tooley, Alberto Lopez | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Leatherman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Raffaele (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Benjamin Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Szopinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ross Eagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Strong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite drills a shot from the right block | 36-51 |
| 10:28 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Neves | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:39 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 09:38 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 38-53 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | John Leatherman picks off the pass by Phil Braithwaite | 38-53 |
| 09:21 | Fordham | John Leatherman lays it in | 40-53 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-53 |
| 08:56 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:41 | Fordham | Ross Eagan travels with the ball | 40-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), Salvatore Mancini (SG), John Williams (SF), Robert Poland (PF), William White (C) John Leatherman, Wayne Raffaele, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Albert Szopinski, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Alberto Lopez (SG), Charles Moore (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, Joseph Neves, Jamie Strong, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-53 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:18 | Fordham | John Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-55 |
| 08:16 | Fordham | Robert Poland tips it in | 42-55 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 07:53 | Fordham | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini is fouled on the floor by Alberto Lopez - foul #3 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Alberto Lopez | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Salvatore Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Poland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Fordham | John Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | David Wilson pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | David Wilson banks in the layup | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:55 | Fordham | John Williams buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Moises Vargas | 45-57 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | David Wilson jams it | 45-59 |
| 06:22 | Fordham | Moises Vargas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-59 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Moises Vargas - foul #1 on Moises Vargas, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (PG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF), Albert Szopinski (PF), Ross Eagan (C) Moises Vargas, John Williams, Robert Poland, William White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Alberto Lopez (SF), John Sledge (PF) Charles Moore, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 06:03 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-61 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Sledge | 45-61 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 05:32 | Fordham | Albert Szopinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 05:17 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Salvatore Mancini | 48-61 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Bly | 48-63 |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Salvatore Mancini hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 48-63 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-63 |
| 04:29 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 04:23 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Salvatore Mancini | 51-63 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 03:52 | Fordham | Ross Eagan gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 03:52 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), John Williams (SF), Robert Poland (PF), William White (C) Wayne Raffaele, Benjamin Fitzgerald, Albert Szopinski, Ross Eagan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF), Phil Braithwaite (C) Alberto Lopez, John Tooley | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Fordham | John Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Salvatore Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Poland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves is fouled on the floor by William White - foul #4 on William White, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | John Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Moore - foul #3 on Charles Moore, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele (SG) Salvatore Mancini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:04 | Fordham | Wayne Raffaele misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 02:03 | Fordham | William White grabs the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 01:52 | Fordham | James Bly steals the ball from Robert Poland | 56-65 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves lays it in on a nice dish by James Bly | 56-67 |
| 01:31 | Fordham | William White is hacked by John Sledge - foul #2 on John Sledge, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Leatherman (PG), Benjamin Fitzgerald (SF), Ross Eagan (PF) Moises Vargas, John Williams, Robert Poland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Alberto Lopez (SG), David Wilson (SF), Jamie Strong (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, Joseph Neves, Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| 01:31 | Fordham | William White misses the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Ross Eagan denies the turnaround by Alberto Lopez | 56-67 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts tips it but misses | 56-67 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | David Wilson snags the offensive board | 56-67 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | David Wilson buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Tooley | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Fordham | Ross Eagan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-69 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William White - foul #5 on William White, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert Szopinski (PF) William White | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | Benjamin Fitzgerald connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ross Eagan | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Tooley runs out the clock | 58-71 |