| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 10 pts. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Milton Conway inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Washington State | Willis Sugg connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Milton Conway | 30-39 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert gets the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 18:53 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:28 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 30-39 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a shot from close range | 30-39 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Milton Conway pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:44 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-41 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-41 |
| 17:23 | Washington State | Brent Shafer gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:06 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon blows the dunk | 30-41 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Brent Shafer takes the ball from Anthony Cunniff | 30-41 |
| 16:24 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (C) Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Brian Ward (SF), Arthur Akers (PF) Clinton Spencer, Danny Lemmon, Brent Shafer | |
| 16:24 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:24 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Edward Gibbon - foul #2 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG) Mark Quinn | |
| Subs | Washington State | Raymond Jandreau (SG) Willis Sugg | |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) SG - Raymond Jandreau (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) PF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Washington State | Brian Ward lays it up and in and he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SF), Ronald Biller (C) Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:43 | Washington State | Brian Ward misses the free throw | 33-44 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 15:16 | Washington State | Milton Conway gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:00 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is whistled for traveling | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Anthony Cunniff (C) Greg Moon, Ronald Biller | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brent Shafer (C) Raymond Jandreau, Brian Ward | |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 14:35 | Washington State | Arthur Akers gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:20 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 14:19 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer tips it but misses | 33-44 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Shafer - foul #2 on Brent Shafer, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF) Hank Hanna, Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Brian Ward (SF), Danny Lemmon (C) Clinton Spencer, Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:31 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon misses the easy layup | 35-44 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 35-44 |
| 13:08 | Washington State | Willis Sugg grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG), Hank Hanna (SG) Mark Eggert, Mark Quinn | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Milton Conway (SF), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward, Arthur Akers | |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:42 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff snags the offensive board | 35-46 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna is whistled for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (C) Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Arthur Akers (SF) Clinton Spencer, Danny Lemmon | |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Brent Shafer drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Edward Gibbon | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Greg Moon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 11:32 | Washington State | Brent Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:03 | Washington State | Arthur Akers is fouled on the floor by Greg Moon - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #4 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG) Greg Moon, Pablo Castaneda | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brian Ward (SF), Danny Lemmon (C) Willis Sugg, Milton Conway, Brent Shafer | |
| 10:37 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Brian Ward gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hank Hanna | 35-48 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Arthur Akers blows the dunk but he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #2 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Freddy Bozek, Andrew Wright | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (PF), Brent Shafer (C) Edward Gibbon, Brian Ward, Danny Lemmon | |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Arthur Akers makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:23 | Washington State | Arthur Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff tips it home | 40-49 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Arthur Akers hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willis Sugg | 40-52 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-52 |
| 08:29 | Washington State | Brent Shafer pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 08:08 | Washington State | Brent Shafer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna is fouled on the floor by Milton Conway - foul #2 on Milton Conway, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Mark Quinn, Hank Hanna | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (PG), Danny Lemmon (PF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 40-52 |
| 07:34 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Moon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willis Sugg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Milton Conway (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Washington State | Milton Conway's floater is tipped away by Pablo Castaneda | 40-52 |
| 07:07 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gibbon | 40-52 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Milton Conway buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Gibbon and the foul's on Anthony Cunniff - foul #3 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG) Mark Eggert | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Brian Ward (SF) Edward Gibbon, Brent Shafer | |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 42-55 |
| 06:14 | Washington State | Milton Conway connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Clinton Spencer | 42-57 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Greg Moon's floater is tipped away by Milton Conway | 42-57 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek tips it home | 44-57 |
| 05:40 | Washington State | Willis Sugg makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 44-60 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek tips it but misses | 44-60 |
| 05:24 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:59 | Washington State | Willis Sugg misses the fadeaway in the lane | 44-60 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Greg Moon | 46-60 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Milton Conway is hacked by Anthony Cunniff - foul #4 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Hank Hanna (SG), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Brent Shafer (C) Willis Sugg, Brian Ward | |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:25 | Washington State | Milton Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is fouled in the backcourt by Clinton Spencer - foul #1 on Clinton Spencer, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Arthur Akers (SF) Milton Conway | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Greg Moon clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-62 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert tips it home | 48-62 |
| 03:43 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Gibbon | 48-64 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Edward Gibbon takes the ball from Hank Hanna | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Greg Moon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) C - Ronald Biller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Arthur Akers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Lemmon (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Shafer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon hits a floater from just outside the lane | 48-66 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-66 |
| 03:00 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Arthur Akers | 48-66 |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer and he's hacked by Andrew Wright - foul #3 on Andrew Wright, team foul #8 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Johnson (PG), Walter Wade (SG) Mark Eggert, Greg Moon | |
| Subs | Washington State | Willis Sugg (SG), Milton Conway (SF) Clinton Spencer, Arthur Akers | |
| 02:31 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon makes the free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi | Walter Wade comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 02:05 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 48-69 |
| 01:39 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-69 |
| 01:37 | Washington State | Willis Sugg tips it in | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Walter Wade hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-71 |
| 00:46 | Washington State | Brent Shafer loses the dribble to Walter Wade | 51-71 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Walter Wade lays it up and in | 53-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Milton Conway | 53-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Milton Conway - foul #3 on Milton Conway, team foul #5 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG) Patrick Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG) Edward Gibbon | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 1st free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 00:09 | Washington State | Danny Lemmon snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer runs out the clock | 53-73 |