| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of Indianapolis | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Keck (fresh) SF - James Washington (fresh) PF - Ralph Shook (fresh) C - Brian Foushee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | U. of Indianapolis | U. of Indianapolis is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nathaniel Keck | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington hits a turnaround near the basket | 2-4 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 18:28 | U. of Indianapolis | Keith Rudolph steals the ball from James Washington | 4-4 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph throws it down | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 18:06 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 18:06 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens hits the finger roll set up by John Spenser | 8-6 |
| 17:32 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Michael Boone (SG), Milton Burnett (SF), Edwin Curtis (C) Nathaniel Keck, James Washington, Brian Foushee | |
| 17:27 | U. of Indianapolis | Donald Evens takes the ball from Milton Burnett | 8-6 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens hits the finger roll | 10-6 |
| 17:19 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| 17:19 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 17:19 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by John Spenser | 12-8 |
| 16:40 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 12-8 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster tips it back up and in | 14-8 |
| 15:59 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis is fouled on the floor by Michael Francis - foul #2 on Michael Francis, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson (PG), Nathaniel Keck (SG), James Washington (SF), John Isbell (PF), Brian Foushee (C) Mark Davis, Michael Boone, Milton Burnett, Ralph Shook, Edwin Curtis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of Indianapolis | PG - Orlando Robinson (fresh) SG - Nathaniel Keck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Washington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Isbell (fresh) C - Brian Foushee (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | U. of Indianapolis | John Isbell can't finish the layup | 14-8 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson is hacked by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #1 | 14-8 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Isbell - foul #1 on John Isbell, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 14:47 | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson is hacked by Merle Gibson - foul #1 on Merle Gibson, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 14:34 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee banks in the layup set up by Nathaniel Keck and the foul's on Peter Fraizer - foul #1 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) August Ball, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 14:34 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from John Spenser | 18-11 |
| 14:06 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joe Webster | 21-14 |
| 13:28 | U. of Indianapolis | Daniel Lin denies the turnaround by Brian Foushee | 21-14 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the rebound | 21-14 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Washington - foul #2 on James Washington, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (C) Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Milton Burnett (SF), Ralph Shook (PF), Edwin Curtis (C) Orlando Robinson, Nathaniel Keck, James Washington, John Isbell, Brian Foushee | |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 13:20 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook pulls down the rebound | 22-14 |
| 13:01 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis is fouled on the floor by Merle Gibson - foul #2 on Merle Gibson, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Donald Evens (SF) John Spenser, Merle Gibson | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 13:01 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 13:01 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph double dribbles | 22-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG) Keith Rudolph | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 12:36 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook dunks the ball on a nice dish by Mark Davis and the foul's on Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 12:36 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook misses the free throw | 22-18 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-18 |
| 12:07 | U. of Indianapolis | Michael Boone makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Ralph Shook | 22-20 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | August Ball buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Glenn Oney (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of Indianapolis | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Milton Burnett (fresh) PF - Ralph Shook (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Curtis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 11:47 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a floater from the left side | 25-22 |
| 11:41 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 11:29 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 11:27 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 25-24 |
| 11:09 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett grabs the board | 25-24 |
| 11:07 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis loses the dribble to August Ball in the backcourt | 25-24 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | August Ball can't finish the layup | 25-24 |
| 11:04 | U. of Indianapolis | The rebound goes to Milton Burnett | 25-24 |
| 10:56 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett can't throw it down but he's hacked by Glenn Oney - foul #1 on Glenn Oney, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) August Ball, Glenn Oney, Joe Webster, Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson (PG), Nathaniel Keck (SG), John Isbell (PF), Brian Foushee (C) Mark Davis, Michael Boone, Ralph Shook, Edwin Curtis | |
| 10:56 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 10:56 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Milton Burnett - foul #1 on Milton Burnett, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | John York (SF) Milton Burnett | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 10:18 | U. of Indianapolis | John Isbell banks in the layup | 27-28 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger misses the tip | 27-28 |
| 09:57 | U. of Indianapolis | The rebound goes to Brian Foushee | 27-28 |
| 09:45 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Brown takes the ball from John Isbell | 27-28 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | John York is called for the reach on Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on John York, team foul #5 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney (SF) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis (PG), Ralph Shook (PF) Orlando Robinson, John Isbell | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 09:20 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 08:58 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Davis | 27-31 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Shook | 27-31 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the tip | 27-31 |
| 08:47 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 08:29 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee blows the layup | 27-31 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Glenn Oney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | John Spenser travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Joe Webster (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Michael Boone (SG), Milton Burnett (SF), Edwin Curtis (C) Nathaniel Keck, John York, Brian Foushee | |
| 08:08 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis lays it in set up by Michael Boone | 27-33 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-33 |
| 07:55 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - August Ball (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Oney (fairly fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of Indianapolis | PG - Mark Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Shook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:50 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 27-33 |
| 07:49 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis misses the tip | 27-33 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Webster | 27-33 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | August Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 07:28 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 07:20 | U. of Indianapolis | Michael Boone dunks the ball set up by Milton Burnett and the foul's on Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #10 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF) Keith Rudolph, Glenn Oney | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson (PG), John Isbell (PF) Mark Davis, Ralph Shook | |
| 07:20 | U. of Indianapolis | Michael Boone misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Brown | 27-35 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | John Spenser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Isbell - foul #2 on John Isbell, team foul #6 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger (C) Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | John York (SF), Ralph Shook (PF) Milton Burnett, John Isbell | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | John Spenser makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:52 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook scores on a floater from close range | 29-37 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Curtis | 29-37 |
| 06:27 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 06:20 | U. of Indianapolis | Joe Webster takes the ball from Orlando Robinson | 29-37 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-37 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster tips it in | 31-37 |
| 05:59 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Boone and he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #11 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF) John Spenser, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis (PG), Nathaniel Keck (SG), Brian Foushee (C) Orlando Robinson, Michael Boone, Edwin Curtis | |
| 05:59 | U. of Indianapolis | Ralph Shook makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | August Ball clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-40 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 33-40 |
| 05:26 | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Foushee | 33-42 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | August Ball scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Rudolph | 36-42 |
| 04:50 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee drills a runner in the paint set up by Mark Davis | 36-44 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by John York - foul #2 on John York, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Glenn Oney (SF), Joe Webster (PF) August Ball, Mark Brown, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson (PG), Michael Boone (SG), Milton Burnett (SF), Edwin Curtis (C) Mark Davis, Nathaniel Keck, John York, Brian Foushee | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 04:16 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Orlando Robinson | 37-47 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) Keith Rudolph, Glenn Oney, Daniel Lin | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington (SF), John Isbell (PF) Milton Burnett, Ralph Shook | |
| 03:51 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #12 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (C) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 03:51 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 03:51 | U. of Indianapolis | James Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Merle Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | U. of Indianapolis | PG - Orlando Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Washington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Isbell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | John Isbell is called for the reach on Merle Gibson - foul #3 on John Isbell, team foul #8 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis (PG), Milton Burnett (PF) Orlando Robinson, John Isbell | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 03:39 | U. of Indianapolis | The rebound goes to Edwin Curtis | 37-48 |
| 03:33 | U. of Indianapolis | Milton Burnett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 03:31 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 03:26 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson tips it home | 39-48 |
| 03:04 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis is hacked by John Spenser - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #13 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Nathaniel Keck (SG), Brian Foushee (C) Michael Boone, Edwin Curtis | |
| 03:04 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:04 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Keck picks off the pass by John Spenser | 39-49 |
| 02:38 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis is fouled on the floor by Merle Gibson - foul #3 on Merle Gibson, team foul #14 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | August Ball (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF) John Spenser, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | | |
| 02:38 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 02:38 | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Lin | 41-50 |
| 02:07 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by August Ball - foul #1 on August Ball, team foul #15 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger (C) Peter Fraizer | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson (PG), Michael Boone (SG), John York (SF), Ralph Shook (PF) Mark Davis, Nathaniel Keck, James Washington, Milton Burnett | |
| 02:07 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:07 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-52 |
| 01:35 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 01:18 | U. of Indianapolis | Orlando Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | August Ball misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-54 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Alfred Edinger tips it in | 43-54 |
| 00:48 | U. of Indianapolis | Brian Foushee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #9 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Mark Brown (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) August Ball, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin, Alfred Edinger | |
| Subs | U. of Indianapolis | Mark Davis (PG), Nathaniel Keck (SG), James Washington (SF), Milton Burnett (PF), Edwin Curtis (C) Orlando Robinson, Michael Boone, John York, Ralph Shook, Brian Foushee | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:03 | U. of Indianapolis | Peter Fraizer is called for the reach on Edwin Curtis - foul #2 on Peter Fraizer, team foul #16 | 45-54 |
| 00:03 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:03 | U. of Indianapolis | Edwin Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 45-56 |