| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | James Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino snags the offensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fabian Marino | 32-43 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Fabian Marino - foul #3 on Fabian Marino, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Bly | 37-43 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Neves steals it from Donald McCraven | 37-43 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore lays it up and in set up by Joseph Neves | 39-43 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | John Sledge denies the turnaround by Mladen Linkowski | 39-43 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | John Sledge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite tips it in | 41-43 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Charles Moore is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #2 on Charles Moore, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Wilson (SF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Roberts - foul #2 on Thomas Roberts, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SF) John Sledge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Hester | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | David Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG) Joseph Neves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mladen Linkowski | 41-47 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | James Bly drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tooley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alberto Lopez (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 43-47 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez connects on the floater from the right side | 45-47 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses the tip | 45-47 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso hits the follow up shot | 45-49 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses long on a shot from the right block | 45-49 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | James Bly pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses short on a floater from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | David Wilson is hacked by Andrew Arviso - foul #2 on Andrew Arviso, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Shoemake (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, John Tooley, Alberto Lopez, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| 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 | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Michael Shoemake connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Shoemake - foul #1 on Michael Shoemake, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Fabian Marino steals the ball from Michael Shoemake | 48-51 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Charles Moore picks off the pass by James Davis | 48-51 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-51 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | James Davis buries a floater in the paint | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Shoemake (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Fabian Marino - foul #4 on Fabian Marino, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) Michael Shoemake | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Howard Rudd (PF) Christopher Barnes, Fabian Marino | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | James Bly is fouled on the floor by Paul Hester - foul #2 on Paul Hester, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez (SF), David Wilson (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | James Davis steps in front of the James Bly pass | 50-53 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG) Joseph Neves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Howard Rudd, Paul Hester | |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | David Wilson gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | James Bly comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Thompson | 50-56 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Donald McCraven in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald McCraven, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) James Bly, Alberto Lopez, David Wilson, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Andrew Arviso | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Mladen Linkowski is called for the reach on Joseph Neves - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | John Tooley connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Neves | 52-56 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is whistled for a carry | 52-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG) John Tooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF) Mladen Linkowski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | John Sledge drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Phil Braithwaite | 54-56 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Phil Braithwaite takes the ball from Fabian Marino | 54-56 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-56 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | James Bly gets the offensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | John Sledge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | John Sledge tips it home | 58-56 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino comes up short on the shot in the paint | 58-56 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | James Bly pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the jumper from close range | 58-56 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses badly on a shot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | John Sledge grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | James Bly connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by John Sledge | 60-56 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | James Davis is denied on a layup by John Sledge | 60-56 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it in | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Bly (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Neves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Phil Braithwaite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fairly fresh) SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | James Bly hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | The short jumper by James Davis is denied by John Sledge | 60-58 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | John Sledge pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | James Bly buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Neves | 63-58 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Sledge - foul #1 on John Sledge, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Alberto Lopez (SG), David Wilson (SF), Jamie Strong (PF), Thomas Roberts (C) James Bly, Joseph Neves, Charles Moore, John Sledge, Phil Braithwaite | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Christopher Barnes, James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Alberto Lopez knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Strong | 65-59 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (C) Fabian Marino | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Alberto Lopez - foul #2 on Alberto Lopez, team foul #5 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Bly (PG), Joseph Neves (SG), Charles Moore (SF), John Sledge (PF), Phil Braithwaite (C) John Tooley, Alberto Lopez, David Wilson, Jamie Strong, Thomas Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Paul Hester (C) Timothy Williams, Mladen Linkowski, Andrew Arviso | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Charles Moore comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Bly | 68-61 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Paul Hester is fouled on the floor by John Sledge - foul #2 on John Sledge, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Davis | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is hacked by Donald McCraven in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald McCraven, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jamie Strong (SF) Charles Moore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite misses the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by Jamie Strong - foul #1 on Jamie Strong, team foul #7 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Moore (SF) Jamie Strong | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves is hacked by James Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Joseph Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-65 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino snags the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Davis | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | James Bly is hacked by Donald McCraven in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald McCraven, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | James Bly makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | James Bly misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 72-68 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite is fouled in the backcourt by Donald McCraven - foul #5 on Donald McCraven, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Phil Braithwaite makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 74-68 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | John Sledge pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge is hacked by Christopher Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | John Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-68 |