| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Villafane | 27-24 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is hacked by Gerald Villafane - foul #3 on Gerald Villafane, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Franks | 27-24 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Ouellette | 30-26 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton can't finish the layup but the foul's on Scotty Fiorini - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Mattis | 33-27 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Mattis - foul #2 on John Mattis, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Leo Johnson (PF) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 16:47 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-31 |
| 16:18 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Stephen Gaston is called for the reach on Chris Franks - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), John Mattis (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), Vernon Newton (PF) Chris Franks, George Charlton, David Halls | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James Dickey and he's fouled by Scotty Fiorini - foul #2 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane (SF) Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) William Mayers | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Mattis | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell's pass is intercepted by Travis Stanford | 38-33 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford hits the finger roll | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:10 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Travis Stanford steals the ball from Fred Dixon | 38-35 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 13:25 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards hits a 3 from the right corner set up by James Dickey | 38-40 |
| 12:38 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Fred Dixon, Duane Hackbarth, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), David Halls (C) James Dickey, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton, Leo Johnson | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 38-40 |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Kosta Gembarowski blocks the short jumper by Noel Askew | 38-40 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | John Ouellette picks off the pass by Chris Franks | 38-40 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette jams it | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the floater near the basket | 40-40 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 11:00 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 10:59 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kosta Gembarowski - foul #4 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Mattis (C) Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Leo Johnson (PF) George Charlton, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Noel Askew picks off the pass by David Halls | 42-42 |
| 09:47 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Chris Franks - foul #1 on Chris Franks, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) William Mayers | |
| 09:47 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:47 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | David Halls steals it from John Mattis | 44-42 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Villafane - foul #4 on Gerald Villafane, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF) Gerald Villafane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Vernon Newton (PF) Chris Franks, Leo Johnson | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 08:29 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is whistled for traveling | 44-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Briggs | 46-45 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by James Dickey | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Noel Askew (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | George Charlton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | George Charlton loses the dribble to Stephen Gaston | 46-47 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Dickey | 46-51 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG), William Mayers (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) James Dickey, George Charlton, Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | John Ouellette steals the ball from William Mayers | 46-51 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-51 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Jeffery Powell (PF) Duane Hackbarth, Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-51 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a jumper from the left block set up by William Mayers and the foul's on Jeffery Powell - foul #2 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), John Mattis (C) Mark Briggs, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Kosta Gembarowski blocks the short jumper by Gerald Villafane | 48-53 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Duane Hackbarth, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF) William Mayers | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Chris Franks | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini is whistled for a carry | 48-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Mattis (C) Scotty Fiorini | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Leo Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is hacked by John Ouellette - foul #2 on John Ouellette, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 02:13 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Noel Askew | 48-57 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the contested 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ouellette | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Briggs is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Mark Briggs, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis gets the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | John Mattis denies the turnaround by David Halls | 54-59 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Chris Franks | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-61 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is fouled in the backcourt by John Ouellette - foul #3 on John Ouellette, team foul #10 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Ouellette | 57-62 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Travis Stanford, Vernon Newton | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | John Ouellette is called for the reach on Chris Franks in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Ouellette, team foul #11 | 57-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is hacked by Chris Franks - foul #2 on Chris Franks, team foul #4 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF), David Halls (C) William Mayers, Leo Johnson | |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs connects on the 3 from straight away set up by John Ouellette | 60-64 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is hacked by John Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Ouellette, team foul #12 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG) John Ouellette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon drills a 3 from the right corner | 63-66 |