| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Randy Pitts (fresh) SG - Michael Marshall (fresh) SF - Thomas Bustos (fresh) PF - Christopher Farrer (fresh) C - Antwan Drexler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Lipscomb | Lipscomb is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Hill buries a jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Thomas Bustos - foul #1 on Thomas Bustos, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:36 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | George Hill is hacked by Thomas Bustos - foul #2 on Thomas Bustos, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Victor Berger (SF) Thomas Bustos | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | George Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it home | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse can't tip it in | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Marshall | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 17:41 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Hill - foul #1 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 17:41 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:41 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:17 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Haynes | 5-4 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | David White comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 5-4 |
| 17:05 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is hacked by Michael Marshall - foul #1 on Michael Marshall, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Michael Haynes, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (PG), Jack Poitras (PF), Douglas Michalak (C) Randy Pitts, Christopher Farrer, Antwan Drexler | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | David Avitia connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by David White | 7-4 |
| 16:14 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:12 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Tracy Rash (fresh) SG - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Berger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Poitras (fresh) C - Douglas Michalak (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | David Avitia drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terry Horwitz | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger loses the dribble to David Avitia | 9-6 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch loses the ball out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Rouse (C) David Avitia, Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Ivan Bailey (SF), Christopher Farrer (PF) Michael Marshall, Victor Berger, Douglas Michalak | |
| 15:07 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Evans | 11-6 |
| 14:44 | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash is whistled for a carry | 11-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler (C) Jack Poitras | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 14:26 | Lipscomb | Christopher Farrer pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:08 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Farrer - foul #1 on Christopher Farrer, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Frank Pruden, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall (SG), Jack Poitras (PF) Tracy Rash, Christopher Farrer | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:37 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall is called for traveling | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Victor Berger (PG), Douglas Michalak (C) Randy Pitts, Antwan Drexler | |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 15-9 |
| 13:19 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey clanks a floater in the lane | 15-9 |
| 13:17 | Lipscomb | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Michalak | 15-9 |
| 13:04 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| 13:04 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:04 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | George Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Zane Branch | 18-10 |
| 12:38 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Christopher Farrer (PF) Ivan Bailey, Jack Poitras | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 20-10 |
| 12:13 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-10 |
| 12:12 | Lipscomb | Christopher Farrer snags the offensive board | 20-10 |
| 11:56 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall double dribbles | 20-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (PG), Antwan Drexler (C) Randy Pitts, Douglas Michalak | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Michael Haynes (fresh) PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Tracy Rash (fresh) SG - Michael Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Berger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Farrer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antwan Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes is hacked by Christopher Farrer - foul #2 on Christopher Farrer, team foul #5 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler (PF) Christopher Farrer | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans misses short on a turnaround from close range | 20-10 |
| 11:33 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:21 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall is whistled for a carry | 20-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jack Poitras (PF) Wesley Cutler | |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 11:06 | Lipscomb | The rebound goes to Antwan Drexler | 20-10 |
| 10:50 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tracy Rash | 20-13 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Mark Rouse (C) David Avitia, Frank Pruden, Michael Haynes, David White | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Ivan Bailey (SF) Tracy Rash, Victor Berger | |
| 10:29 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Zane Branch | 22-13 |
| 10:07 | Lipscomb | Jack Poitras scores on a jump hook from close range | 22-15 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the runner near the basket set up by Richard Mederos | 24-15 |
| 09:43 | Lipscomb | Zane Branch picks off the pass by Randy Pitts | 24-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans is hacked by Randy Pitts - foul #1 on Randy Pitts, team foul #6 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Zane Branch, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (PG), Victor Berger (SF), Douglas Michalak (PF), Wesley Cutler (C) Randy Pitts, Ivan Bailey, Jack Poitras, Antwan Drexler | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from David Avitia | 26-15 |
| 09:00 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #3 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes (SF) George Hill | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 09:00 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger misses the 1st free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:00 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger misses the 2nd free throw | 26-15 |
| 09:00 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger makes the 3rd free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | David White is hacked by Michael Marshall - foul #2 on Michael Marshall, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG) Michael Marshall | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 08:27 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-16 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey (SF) Tracy Rash | |
| 07:49 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 28-16 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | David White snags the defensive board | 28-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Haynes (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Randy Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Berger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Douglas Michalak (fresh) C - Wesley Cutler (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch blows the layup but the foul's on Victor Berger - foul #1 on Victor Berger, team foul #8 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler (C) Wesley Cutler | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 07:34 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 07:32 | Lipscomb | Ivan Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-16 |
| 07:17 | Lipscomb | Mark Rouse is called for the reach on Antwan Drexler - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #4 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Jack Poitras (PF) Douglas Michalak | |
| 07:00 | Lipscomb | Victor Berger is fouled on the floor by Michael Haynes - foul #1 on Michael Haynes, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (SG) Victor Berger | |
| 06:35 | Lipscomb | Jack Poitras buries a fadeaway from the left block | 29-18 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 31-18 |
| 06:07 | Lipscomb | Mark Rouse steals the ball from Ivan Bailey | 31-18 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 34-18 |
| 05:39 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans misses the easy layup | 34-21 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch gets the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 05:10 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 04:58 | Lipscomb | Jack Poitras connects on the floater from the left side | 34-23 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Evans | 36-23 |
| 04:24 | Lipscomb | Antwan Drexler comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-23 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the board | 36-23 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse can't throw it down but he's hacked by Antwan Drexler - foul #1 on Antwan Drexler, team foul #9 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (PG), Frank Pruden (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Victor Berger (SF), Douglas Michalak (PF), Wesley Cutler (C) Ivan Bailey, Jack Poitras, Antwan Drexler | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 2nd free throw | 37-23 |
| 04:15 | Lipscomb | Wesley Cutler pulls down the rebound | 37-23 |
| 04:09 | Lipscomb | Terry Horwitz swats the short shot by Victor Berger | 37-23 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is hacked by Wesley Cutler - foul #1 on Wesley Cutler, team foul #10 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Michael Haynes | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall (SG), Thomas Bustos (SF), Christopher Farrer (PF) Randy Pitts, Tracy Rash, Wesley Cutler | |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 38-23 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 03:41 | Lipscomb | Christopher Farrer knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Marshall | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Avitia (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lipscomb | PG - Victor Berger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bustos (fresh) PF - Christopher Farrer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Michalak (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Michalak - foul #1 on Douglas Michalak, team foul #11 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG) Victor Berger | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 03:10 | Lipscomb | George Hill swats the short shot by Thomas Bustos | 41-25 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | George Hill travels with the ball | 41-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David White (C) Frank Pruden, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | | |
| 02:43 | Lipscomb | Christopher Farrer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Christopher Farrer, team foul #12 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Tracy Rash (PG), Wesley Cutler (C) Randy Pitts, Christopher Farrer | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Horwitz | 43-25 |
| 01:55 | Lipscomb | Thomas Bustos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-25 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | David White gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | David White hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 45-25 |
| 01:13 | Lipscomb | Douglas Michalak knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-27 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is called for traveling | 45-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), James Widener (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| Subs | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts (PG), Victor Berger (SF), Jack Poitras (PF), Antwan Drexler (C) Tracy Rash, Thomas Bustos, Douglas Michalak, Wesley Cutler | |
| 00:39 | Lipscomb | Michael Marshall is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randy Pitts | 45-30 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-30 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes tips it home | 47-30 |
| 00:13 | Lipscomb | Randy Pitts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | James Widener blows the layup | 47-30 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Evans | 47-30 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 47-30 |