| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fresh) SG - Julius Stark (fresh) SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Travis Stanford (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Michael Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Washington State | John Shuford double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Travis Stanford | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Julius Stark loses the dribble to David Halls | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the floater from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards loses the dribble to Michael Williams | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Washington State | Michael Williams clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Rod Ewing is called for the reach on Travis Stanford - foul #1 on Rod Ewing, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Africa (SF), Maximo Rossi (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) Rod Ewing, James Bowlin, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | David Halls comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:28 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:12 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Shuford | 2-2 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Washington State | John Shuford misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Julius Stark is hacked by David Halls - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF), James Bowlin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Dikembe Africa, Maximo Rossi, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, David Halls | |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Leo Johnson - foul #1 on Leo Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 15:51 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rod Ewing (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) SG - William Mayers (fresh) SF - George Charlton (fresh) PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) C - Leo Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | James Bowlin denies the turnaround by Vernon Newton | 3-2 |
| 15:28 | Washington State | Julius Stark snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 15:14 | Washington State | Julius Stark is fouled on the floor by George Charlton - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) James Dickey | |
| 14:58 | Washington State | Rod Ewing buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Shuford | 5-2 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 5-2 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | William Mayers's pass is intercepted by Michael Williams | 5-2 |
| 14:38 | Washington State | John Shuford splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rod Ewing | 8-2 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on James Bowlin - foul #1 on James Bowlin, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Washington State | Maximo Rossi (PF) James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) William Mayers, George Charlton, Vernon Newton | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Michael Williams grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 13:54 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-3 |
| 13:52 | Washington State | Michael Williams tips it back up and in | 10-3 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Edwards | 10-5 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | John Shuford misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 10-7 |
| 12:30 | Washington State | John Shuford splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-7 |
| 12:20 | Washington State | Rod Ewing grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 11:54 | Washington State | Julius Stark evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Shuford | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - John Shuford (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Julius Stark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rod Ewing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fairly fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Stanford (fairly fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 13-7 |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:11 | Washington State | Rod Ewing's pass is intercepted by Kosta Gembarowski | 13-7 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses long on a runner near the basket | 13-7 |
| 10:52 | Washington State | Michael Williams grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | Julius Stark drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Rod Ewing | 15-7 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-7 |
| 10:19 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 15-7 |
| 09:50 | Washington State | Julius Stark is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Leo Johnson | 15-7 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson is whistled for traveling | 15-7 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Harvey Grady (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), James Bowlin (PF), Alexei Zabinski (C) John Shuford, Julius Stark, Rod Ewing, Maximo Rossi, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF), David Halls (C) Chris Franks, Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 09:21 | Washington State | Eddie Leff misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-7 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Mayers | 15-7 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Africa - foul #1 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #3 | 15-7 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | George Charlton makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | Eddie Leff makes the turnaround from close range | 17-9 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | James Dickey misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-9 |
| 08:25 | Washington State | Harvey Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 07:56 | Washington State | Harvey Grady is hacked by Vernon Newton - foul #1 on Vernon Newton, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG) Harvey Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:39 | Washington State | Eddie Leff's pass is intercepted by Vernon Newton | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julius Stark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) PF - James Bowlin (fresh) C - Alexei Zabinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dickey (fresh) SG - William Mayers (fresh) SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | James Dickey is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Leff - foul #1 on Eddie Leff, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), Dustin Edwards (SG) James Dickey, George Charlton | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Alexei Zabinski pulls down the rebound | 17-9 |
| 07:06 | Washington State | Vernon Newton steals it from Dikembe Africa | 17-9 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Eddie Leff is called for the reach on Chris Franks - foul #2 on Eddie Leff, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Maximo Rossi (PF), Thomas Charpentier (C) Eddie Leff, James Bowlin, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF), Leo Johnson (C) William Mayers, Vernon Newton, David Halls | |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Maximo Rossi - foul #1 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Leo Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 06:13 | Washington State | John Shuford is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 17-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | Rod Ewing (SF) Dikembe Africa | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 05:56 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Julius Stark makes the contested floater from just outside the lane | 19-11 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Julius Stark - foul #1 on Julius Stark, team foul #7 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Washington State | James Bowlin (PF), Michael Williams (C) Maximo Rossi, Thomas Charpentier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Vernon Newton (PF), David Halls (C) Chris Franks, Kosta Gembarowski, Leo Johnson | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Halls | 19-12 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Bowlin - foul #2 on James Bowlin, team foul #8 | 19-12 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 3rd free throw | 19-13 |
| 05:10 | Washington State | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-13 |
| 04:53 | Washington State | Julius Stark splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shuford | 22-13 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF) Dustin Edwards, Travis Stanford | |
| 04:17 | Washington State | Julius Stark is fouled on the floor by William Mayers as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG) John Shuford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG) James Dickey | |
| 03:59 | Washington State | George Charlton takes the ball from Julius Stark after a doubleteam | 22-13 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton is fouled on the floor by Rod Ewing - foul #2 on Rod Ewing, team foul #9 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Washington State | Eddie Leff (PG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Maximo Rossi (PF) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 03:25 | Washington State | Julius Stark misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-15 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Vernon Newton snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Eddie Leff (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Julius Stark (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dikembe Africa (fresh) PF - Maximo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Chris Franks (fresh) SG - William Mayers (fresh) SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Newton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks is fouled on the floor by Eddie Leff - foul #3 on Eddie Leff, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Washington State | John Shuford (PG), Alexei Zabinski (C) Eddie Leff, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Travis Stanford (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) William Mayers, George Charlton, Vernon Newton | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Chris Franks makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Julius Stark | 24-17 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls lays it in and he's hacked by Maximo Rossi - foul #2 on Maximo Rossi, team foul #11 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (SG), Rod Ewing (SF), James Bowlin (PF) Julius Stark, Dikembe Africa, Maximo Rossi | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:59 | Washington State | The 3pt attempt by John Shuford is denied by Kosta Gembarowski | 24-20 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Chris Franks | 24-23 |
| 01:31 | Washington State | John Shuford evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Chris Franks and he's fouled by Rod Ewing - foul #3 on Rod Ewing, team foul #12 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Washington State | Julius Stark (SG), Dikembe Africa (SF), Michael Williams (C) Harvey Grady, Rod Ewing, Alexei Zabinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dickey (PG), Leo Johnson (C) Chris Franks, David Halls | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:53 | Washington State | Julius Stark is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 00:52 | Washington State | Michael Williams tips it home | 29-26 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford is hacked by Dikembe Africa - foul #2 on Dikembe Africa, team foul #13 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Harvey Grady (PG), Maximo Rossi (PF) John Shuford, James Bowlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG) Dustin Edwards | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Stanford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 00:15 | Washington State | Maximo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #6 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chris Franks (PG), George Charlton (SF), Vernon Newton (PF) James Dickey, Travis Stanford, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Dikembe Africa knocks in the shot from the right side | 31-28 |