| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Randy Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Crawford (fresh) C - Clyde Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Idaho | Chris Lisi hits a shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace buries a jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 19:07 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by James Long - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:07 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 19:07 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Wallace, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| 18:31 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-38 |
| 18:23 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:14 | Idaho | Chris Lisi is hacked by Rodney Cho - foul #2 on Rodney Cho, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 18:03 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chris Lisi | 37-41 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Clyde Reaves blocks the short jumper by Jack Wallace | 37-41 |
| 17:39 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ernest Dematteo | 37-44 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Cho | 39-44 |
| 17:04 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon buries a driving attempt from close range | 41-44 |
| 16:12 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Chris Lisi steals it from Randy Simon | 41-44 |
| 15:51 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford hits the finger roll set up by Chris Lisi | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Simon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Reaves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:25 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 15:00 | Idaho | Rodney Cho picks off the pass by Calvin Valtierra | 41-46 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | James Long misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 14:44 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:39 | Idaho | Chris Lisi misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rodney Cho | 41-46 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Calvin Valtierra - foul #2 on Calvin Valtierra, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Ronald Ward (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Rodney Cho, Randy Simon, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Frederick Gray (SG), Steven Garrett (SF), Timothy Kasky (PF), Ben Sher (C) Calvin Valtierra, Chris Lisi, Ernest Dematteo, Clayton Crawford, Clyde Reaves | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:25 | Idaho | Frederick Gray is hacked by Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 14:09 | Idaho | Ben Sher is fouled on the floor by Luis Melendez - foul #1 on Luis Melendez, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 13:58 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Frederick Gray | 43-48 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Luis Melendez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Luis Melendez | 45-48 |
| 13:21 | Idaho | Robert Thompson drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ben Sher | 45-50 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Timothy Kasky steals it from Ronald Ward | 45-50 |
| 12:46 | Idaho | Steven Garrett hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 45-50 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is fouled on the floor by Ben Sher - foul #1 on Ben Sher, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Long (C) Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (SG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), Thomas Wood (C) Frederick Gray, Timothy Kasky, Ben Sher | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is fouled on the floor by Ernest Dematteo - foul #1 on Ernest Dematteo, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (PF) Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG), Timothy Kasky (PF) Robert Thompson, Steven Garrett | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elbert Russ (fresh) C - James Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clayton Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kasky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo clanks a shot from the left side | 45-50 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ is hacked by Timothy Kasky - foul #4 on Timothy Kasky, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Ted Terrell, Elbert Russ, James Long | |
| Subs | Idaho | Ben Sher (C) Timothy Kasky | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi State | Clayton Crawford picks off the pass by Lewis Phillips | 45-50 |
| 10:17 | Idaho | Lewis Phillips steals the ball from Thomas Wood | 45-50 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen blows the layup | 45-50 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips snags the offensive board | 45-50 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Lewis Phillips - foul #2 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF), Ronald Ward (C) Patrick Henriksen, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (PG), Chris Lisi (SG), Clyde Reaves (C) Calvin Valtierra, Thomas Wood, Ben Sher | |
| 09:17 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace connects on the shot from the left block set up by Ted Terrell and he's hacked by Clyde Reaves - foul #1 on Clyde Reaves, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Steven Garrett (PF) Clayton Crawford | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:06 | Idaho | Steven Garrett gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:46 | Idaho | Robert Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ernest Dematteo | 50-54 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is hacked by Chris Lisi - foul #2 on Chris Lisi, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), James Long (C) Rodney Cho, Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Idaho | Frederick Gray (SF) Ernest Dematteo | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 07:59 | Idaho | Michael Aten takes the ball from Clyde Reaves | 52-54 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 52-54 |
| 07:40 | Idaho | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chris Lisi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Idaho | Robert Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jack Wallace - foul #3 on Jack Wallace, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Patrick Henriksen (PF) Jack Wallace, James Long | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (SF), Timothy Kasky (PF) Frederick Gray, Steven Garrett | |
| 07:35 | Idaho | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:35 | Idaho | Robert Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 07:13 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 06:56 | Idaho | Robert Thompson loses the dribble to Michael Aten | 52-55 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #3 on Robert Thompson, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho (SG), Lewis Phillips (C) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra (PG), Ernest Dematteo (SF), Ben Sher (C) Robert Thompson, Chris Lisi, Clyde Reaves | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:26 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ernest Dematteo - foul #2 on Ernest Dematteo, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG) Luis Melendez | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:59 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ben Sher | 56-57 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Clayton Crawford is called for the reach on Rodney Cho - foul #3 on Clayton Crawford, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (SF), Elbert Russ (PF) Ted Terrell, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:25 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Elbert Russ - foul #1 on Elbert Russ, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (PF) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG), Clyde Reaves (C) Clayton Crawford, Ben Sher | |
| 05:25 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:25 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Lisi takes the ball from Lewis Phillips | 58-58 |
| 04:57 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:55 | Idaho | Chris Lisi misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 04:53 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward tips it in | 60-60 |
| 04:18 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lewis Phillips - foul #3 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ted Terrell (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Randy Simon, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (PF) Timothy Kasky | |
| 04:18 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:18 | Idaho | Clyde Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-62 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the offensive board | 60-62 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten's pass is intercepted by Ernest Dematteo | 60-62 |
| 03:19 | Idaho | Clayton Crawford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Valtierra | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Calvin Valtierra (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chris Lisi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Dematteo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Crawford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clyde Reaves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Chris Lisi steals the ball from Michael Aten | 60-64 |
| 02:50 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-64 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Idaho | Timothy Kasky (PF) Clayton Crawford | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Long | 63-64 |
| 02:19 | Idaho | Chris Lisi is whistled for a carry | 63-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (SG), Ben Sher (C) Chris Lisi, Clyde Reaves | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ted Terrell | 65-64 |
| 01:51 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG), Clyde Reaves (C) Clayton Crawford, Ben Sher | |
| 01:30 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Calvin Valtierra | 65-66 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell is called for traveling | 65-66 |
| 01:01 | Idaho | Calvin Valtierra drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Dematteo | 65-68 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 00:36 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Wallace - foul #4 on Jack Wallace, team foul #10 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (SG) Chris Lisi | |
| 00:35 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky misses the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:35 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Calvin Valtierra - foul #3 on Calvin Valtierra, team foul #11 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Chris Lisi (SG) Clayton Crawford | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Idaho | Rodney Cho is called for the reach on Ernest Dematteo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Cho, team foul #11 | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:25 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is whistled for a carry | 67-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Clayton Crawford (SG) Chris Lisi | |
| 00:17 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo is hacked by Jack Wallace in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jack Wallace, team foul #12 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG) Jack Wallace | |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| 00:17 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:17 | Idaho | Ernest Dematteo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-72 |
| 00:09 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky pulls down the rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:08 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky is hacked by Michael Aten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Aten, team foul #13 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Idaho | Robert Thompson (SG) Clayton Crawford | |
| 00:08 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | Idaho | Timothy Kasky misses the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | James Long grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-73 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | James Long gets the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | The clock runs out | 67-73 |