| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Brian Landowski inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:40 | NC State | Brian Landowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | NC State | Justin Sonntag can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Brian Landowski grabs the offensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Justin Sonntag misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-26 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Pittman | 30-29 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Eugene Francis loses the dribble to George Vangilder | 30-29 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Eugene Francis - foul #3 on Eugene Francis, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG) Eugene Francis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:16 | NC State | James Dean picks off the pass by Brian Landowski | 30-31 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is open and scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Dean | 30-33 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder, George Lambert | |
| 16:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:24 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Benjamin Mansfield swats the short shot by Dave Iser | 32-33 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | James Green tips it back up and in | 32-35 |
| 15:48 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Grieco | 35-35 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Landowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Mansfield (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Paige (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a turnaround in the lane set up by James Green | 35-37 |
| 15:12 | NC State | John Paige drills a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Kyle Core - foul #3 on Kyle Core, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Grant Foster (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF) Brian Pelfrey, Brian Landowski, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| 15:12 | NC State | John Paige misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Lahey (C) John Paige | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) William Felts | |
| 14:33 | NC State | Joe Lahey drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by William Grieco | 39-37 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:07 | NC State | Justin Sonntag grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:50 | NC State | Grant Foster misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed George Vangilder | 39-39 |
| 13:12 | NC State | Justin Sonntag is called for 3 seconds | 39-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Brian Landowski (SF) William Grieco, Grant Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 12:28 | NC State | Joe Lahey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-41 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the floater from the right side set up by James Dean | 41-43 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brian Pelfrey | 43-43 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the wide open floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Landowski - foul #2 on Brian Landowski, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), Benjamin Mansfield (PF), John Paige (C) Eugene Francis, Justin Sonntag, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF) George Vangilder | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:06 | NC State | William Grieco can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 11:05 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:46 | NC State | John Paige clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is hacked by William Grieco - foul #1 on William Grieco, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser drills a floater from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 09:47 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-46 |
| 09:45 | NC State | Brian Landowski gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Joe Lahey (C) William Grieco, John Paige | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) William Felts | |
| 09:27 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the layup against the doubleteam | 44-46 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Brian Landowski steals it from James Green | 44-46 |
| 08:28 | NC State | Brian Landowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 08:26 | NC State | Joe Lahey hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | James Green is whistled for traveling | 46-46 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Grant Foster (SF), Justin Sonntag (PF) Brian Pelfrey, Brian Landowski, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 07:47 | NC State | Justin Sonntag hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Joe Lahey | 48-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - William Grieco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Francis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Foster (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Lahey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 07:07 | NC State | George Vangilder steals the ball from Joe Lahey | 48-48 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 48-48 |
| 06:43 | NC State | Grant Foster pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joe Lahey can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Brian Landowski (SF) William Grieco, Grant Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 06:14 | NC State | Joe Lahey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | James Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Brian Pelfrey picks off the pass by James Green | 50-48 |
| 05:34 | NC State | Eugene Francis hits the finger roll set up by Brian Pelfrey | 52-48 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Dean | 52-50 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Joe Lahey is hacked by George Lambert - foul #4 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (SG), John Paige (C) Eugene Francis, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) James Green, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| 04:40 | NC State | John Paige hits a shot from the baseline set up by Justin Sonntag | 54-50 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | William Grieco steals it from Ronald Panella | 54-50 |
| 04:00 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 03:51 | NC State | William Grieco grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:30 | NC State | Brian Pelfrey scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Grieco | 57-50 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Brian Pelfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Grieco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Landowski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Justin Sonntag (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Paige (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser knocks in the floater in the lane | 57-52 |
| 02:57 | NC State | Justin Sonntag loses the dribble to Dave Iser | 57-52 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Eugene Francis (SG), Joe Lahey (C) William Grieco, John Paige | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser, William Felts | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 02:24 | NC State | Joe Lahey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 57-52 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Justin Sonntag - foul #3 on Justin Sonntag, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield (PF) Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 01:41 | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi tips it back up and in | 59-56 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Lahey | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is hacked by Brian Landowski - foul #3 on Brian Landowski, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Justin Sonntag (PF) Benjamin Mansfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by James Dean is blocked by Justin Sonntag | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Brian Landowski is called for the reach on Dan Pittman - foul #4 on Brian Landowski, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Mansfield (PF) Justin Sonntag | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Maximo Bianchi is called for the reach on Brian Landowski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Justin Sonntag (PF) Brian Pelfrey, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:30 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:30 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is fouled on the floor by William Grieco - foul #2 on William Grieco, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| Subs | NC State | Brian Pelfrey (PG), Joe Lahey (C) William Grieco, Benjamin Mansfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Brian Landowski is fouled in the backcourt by Maximo Bianchi - foul #5 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | NC State | William Grieco (PG), Benjamin Mansfield (C) Brian Pelfrey, Joe Lahey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Brian Landowski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | Justin Sonntag gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:13 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | NC State | Eugene Francis is hacked by James Green in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:12 | NC State | Eugene Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 68-58 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 3 from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | William Grieco runs out the clock | 68-61 |