| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Danny Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Pearson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Troy Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewayne Broadwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy clanks a floater from the right side | 26-42 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arnoldo Marino | 26-42 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Paul Hester blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ralph Hadley - foul #3 on Ralph Hadley, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 19:40 | Kansas State | Troy Smith grabs the board | 27-42 |
| 19:22 | Kansas State | Troy Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 27-42 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 27-42 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Danny Murphy steals the ball from Paul Hester | 27-42 |
| 19:01 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson banks in the layup set up by Danny Murphy | 27-44 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Danny Murphy steals the ball from Paul Hester | 27-44 |
| 18:28 | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Murphy | 27-47 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hadley - foul #4 on Ralph Hadley, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Thomas (SG) Ralph Hadley | |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Scott Pearson swats the short shot by Donald McCraven | 27-47 |
| 18:01 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Troy Smith | 27-47 |
| 17:51 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell's fadeaway is rejected by Fabian Marino | 27-47 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Larry Thomas - foul #1 on Larry Thomas, team foul #3 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Fabian Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman (PG), Dan Gilbert (C) Troy Smith, Dewayne Broadwell | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 17:34 | Kansas State | Dan Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 28-47 |
| 17:14 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-47 |
| 17:13 | Kansas State | Larry Thomas grabs the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 17:08 | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman is fouled on the floor by Arnoldo Marino - foul #1 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Troy Smith (PF) Danny Murphy | |
| 16:49 | Kansas State | Larry Thomas's pass is intercepted by Paul Thompson | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the jumpshot from the left side | 30-47 |
| 16:14 | Kansas State | Dan Gilbert misses the turnaround from the right block | 30-47 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-47 |
| 15:58 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson grabs the board | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Joseph Testerman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Pearson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Kansas State | Larry Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 30-47 |
| 15:52 | Kansas State | Troy Smith tips it in | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 15:44 | Kansas State | Troy Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-49 |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Dan Gilbert is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #1 on Dan Gilbert, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Danny Murphy (PG), Dewayne Broadwell (C) Larry Thomas, Dan Gilbert | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | James Davis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dewayne Broadwell - foul #1 on Dewayne Broadwell, team foul #5 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Thomas (SG) Joseph Testerman | |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 30-52 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 14:36 | Kansas State | Troy Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Dewayne Broadwell | 31-54 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 14:26 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson pulls down the rebound | 31-54 |
| 14:22 | Kansas State | Larry Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Murphy | 31-57 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Larry Thomas is called for the reach on Fabian Marino - foul #2 on Larry Thomas, team foul #6 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman (SG) Larry Thomas | |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-57 |
| 13:27 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Troy Smith | 31-59 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Pearson - foul #2 on Scott Pearson, team foul #7 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Mladen Linkowski (PF) Christopher Barnes, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley (SG), Dan Gilbert (C) Scott Pearson, Troy Smith | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the 1st free throw | 31-59 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-59 |
| 12:59 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dan Gilbert | 32-62 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Paul Hester banks in the layup | 34-62 |
| 12:18 | Kansas State | Dan Gilbert hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-64 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Paul Hester can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-64 |
| 12:02 | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman gets the rebound | 34-64 |
| 11:48 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #2 | 34-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Fabian Marino (PF) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scott Pearson (SF), Troy Smith (PF) Joseph Testerman, Dan Gilbert | |
| 11:48 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell makes the 1st free throw | 34-65 |
| 11:48 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Danny Murphy (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Scott Pearson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dewayne Broadwell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Broadwell - foul #2 on Dewayne Broadwell, team foul #8 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Brian Lentz (C) Dewayne Broadwell | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 35-66 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-66 |
| 11:28 | Kansas State | Troy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-66 |
| 11:07 | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Murphy | 35-69 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Troy Smith - foul #1 on Troy Smith, team foul #9 | 35-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Andrew Arviso (C) Donald McCraven, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the 1st free throw | 35-69 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 35-69 |
| 10:47 | Kansas State | Troy Smith grabs the board | 35-69 |
| 10:18 | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-69 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-69 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-69 |
| 09:54 | Kansas State | Brian Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 35-69 |
| 09:30 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Hadley | 35-71 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Brian Lentz - foul #2 on Brian Lentz, team foul #10 | 35-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF) Timothy Williams, Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman (PG), Larry Thomas (SG), Dan Gilbert (C) Danny Murphy, Ralph Hadley, Brian Lentz | |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 35-71 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-71 |
| 08:55 | Kansas State | Dan Gilbert buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Troy Smith | 36-73 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Barnes | 39-73 |
| 08:19 | Kansas State | Troy Smith makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Testerman | 39-75 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson's pass is intercepted by Larry Thomas | 39-75 |
| 07:49 | Kansas State | Troy Smith lays it up and in set up by Joseph Testerman | 39-77 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Gooding (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) C - Andrew Arviso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Joseph Testerman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Larry Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Pearson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Dan Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-77 |
| 07:21 | Kansas State | Troy Smith is fouled on the floor by Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #3 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SG), Howard Rudd (PF) Paul Thompson, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley (SG), Danny Murphy (PF), Dewayne Broadwell (C) Larry Thomas, Troy Smith, Dan Gilbert | |
| 07:04 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell misses long on a shot from the left block | 42-77 |
| 07:03 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy misses the tip | 42-77 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Charles Gooding grabs the board | 42-77 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-77 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the offensive board | 42-77 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Christopher Barnes is denied by Dewayne Broadwell | 42-77 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the offensive rebound | 42-77 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Timothy Williams is denied by Danny Murphy | 42-77 |
| 06:26 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Dewayne Broadwell | 42-77 |
| 05:59 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-77 |
| 05:57 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell tips it home | 42-79 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SF) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Thomas (SG), Dan Gilbert (C) Joseph Testerman, Ralph Hadley | |
| 05:28 | Kansas State | Dan Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-79 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams gets the rebound | 42-79 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-79 |
| 05:07 | Kansas State | Dewayne Broadwell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-79 |
| 04:45 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Thomas | 42-81 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-81 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't tip it in | 42-81 |
| 04:35 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-81 |
| 04:14 | Kansas State | Larry Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF), Andrew Arviso (C) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman (PG), Ralph Hadley (SG), Troy Smith (PF), Brian Lentz (C) Larry Thomas, Scott Pearson, Dewayne Broadwell, Dan Gilbert | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-81 |
| 04:00 | Kansas State | Ralph Hadley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 03:40 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Testerman | 42-83 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Gooding (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Joseph Testerman (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ralph Hadley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Danny Murphy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Troy Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Lentz (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-83 |
| 02:56 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Testerman | 44-85 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Charles Gooding loses the dribble to Brian Lentz | 44-85 |
| 02:10 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-85 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the rebound | 44-85 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso's pass is intercepted by Danny Murphy | 44-85 |
| 01:31 | Kansas State | Joseph Testerman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-85 |
| 01:30 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy grabs the offensive board | 44-85 |
| 01:10 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-85 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Barnes | 44-85 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Scott Pearson (SF), Dewayne Broadwell (C) Joseph Testerman, Brian Lentz | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Kansas State | Scott Pearson is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 44-85 |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Danny Murphy runs out the clock | 44-85 |