| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) SF - Michael Walla (fresh) PF - Marshall Warnick (fresh) C - Paul Hollandsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) C - Michael Francis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Mississippi State | John Spenser travels in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Nevarez, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Paul Hollandsworth takes the ball from Donald Evens | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Ball State | Michael Walla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Webster | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Webster | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Evens | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Ball State | John Marx can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Marshall Warnick swats the layup by Michael Francis | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis tips it back up and in | 0-7 |
| 17:47 | Ball State | Keith Rudolph is called for the reach on John Marx - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Welty (C) Paul Hollandsworth | |
| 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 | |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Welty and the foul's on Mark Brown - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | August Ball is fouled on the floor by Marshall Warnick - foul #1 on Marshall Warnick, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 16:33 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 3-9 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-9 |
| 16:09 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Matthew Welty | 3-9 |
| 16:02 | Ball State | Eric Lee connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marx | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) C - Terence Dupuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) SG - August Ball (fresh) SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) PF - Daniel Lin (fresh) C - Peter Fraizer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Michael Francis (C) Mark Brown, August Ball, Merle Gibson, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 15:31 | Ball State | William Proctor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-9 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't tip it in | 5-9 |
| 15:07 | Ball State | Michael Walla gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Francis - foul #1 on Michael Francis, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG) Eric Lee, William Proctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Michael Walla makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens snags the defensive board | 6-9 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the jump hook from the right block | 6-9 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:06 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 6-9 |
| 14:04 | Ball State | Michael Walla misses the tip | 6-9 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Paul Hollandsworth - foul #1 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Matthew Welty (PF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:35 | Ball State | Matthew Welty gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:28 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Marx | 8-9 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | John Spenser knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Merle Gibson | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Marx | 11-12 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis slams it home on a great pass from John Spenser | 11-14 |
| 12:12 | Ball State | Matthew Welty comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster knocks in the runner in the paint | 11-16 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Dupuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis is denied on a layup by Terence Dupuy | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:04 | Ball State | Matthew Welty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (SG), Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) John Marx, Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (PF), Peter Fraizer (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster, Michael Francis | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 11-16 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown gets the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Parente (SG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:16 | Ball State | Michael Walla can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens is whistled for traveling | 11-17 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Nevarez (SG) William Parente | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:36 | Ball State | Michael Walla scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marshall Warnick | 14-17 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens scores on a 3 from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 09:00 | Ball State | William Proctor misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | August Ball scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Daniel Lin | 14-23 |
| 08:32 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is fouled on the floor by August Ball - foul #1 on August Ball, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Matthew Welty (C) William Proctor, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Merle Gibson (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Alfred Edinger (C) Mark Brown, August Ball, Donald Evens, Daniel Lin, Peter Fraizer | |
| 08:16 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez is hacked by Alfred Edinger - foul #1 on Alfred Edinger, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Ball State | Eric Lee (SF), Terence Dupuy (C) Michael Walla, Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Francis (C) Alfred Edinger | |
| 08:01 | Ball State | Eric Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis grabs the board | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - John Marx (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Welty (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terence Dupuy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Merle Gibson (fresh) PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Rudolph | 14-25 |
| 07:37 | Ball State | John Marx makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Terence Dupuy | 17-25 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Eric Lee takes the ball from Merle Gibson | 17-25 |
| 06:53 | Ball State | The short jumper by Richard Nevarez is denied by Michael Francis | 17-25 |
| 06:51 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez tips it home | 19-25 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Marx - foul #1 on John Marx, team foul #5 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Ball State | Michael Walla (SF), Marshall Warnick (PF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) Richard Nevarez, Matthew Welty, Terence Dupuy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Michael Francis | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:14 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick banks in the layup set up by John Marx | 21-26 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 06:01 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:53 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Eric Lee | 23-26 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the lay-in | 23-26 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson tips it but misses | 23-26 |
| 05:34 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 05:18 | Ball State | John Marx loses the dribble to Daniel Lin | 23-26 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Merle Gibson loses the dribble to Eric Lee | 23-26 |
| 04:45 | Ball State | John Marx misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Paul Hollandsworth can't tip it in | 23-26 |
| 04:42 | Ball State | Michael Walla tips it in | 25-26 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin lays it up and in on a great pass from Merle Gibson and he's fouled by Paul Hollandsworth - foul #2 on Paul Hollandsworth, team foul #6 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Ball State | William Proctor (PG), Richard Nevarez (SG), Matthew Welty (C) John Marx, Eric Lee, Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (PG), August Ball (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Michael Francis (C) John Spenser, Keith Rudolph, Merle Gibson, Joe Webster | |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | August Ball knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Brown | 25-31 |
| 03:42 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from William Proctor | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - William Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Nevarez (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Walla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Warnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Welty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Brown (fresh) 1 pts. SG - August Ball (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Lin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Brown | 27-31 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-31 |
| 03:04 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Michael Walla | 27-31 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #2 on Daniel Lin, team foul #7 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Marx (PG), Eric Lee (SF), Paul Hollandsworth (C) William Proctor, Michael Walla, Matthew Welty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Peter Fraizer (PF) Mark Brown, Daniel Lin | |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:50 | Ball State | Marshall Warnick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from August Ball | 29-34 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #8 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Ball State | Matthew Welty (PF) Marshall Warnick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) August Ball, Peter Fraizer | |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:08 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Francis drills a shot from the right block set up by John Spenser | 30-36 |
| 01:47 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Marx | 32-36 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens drills a shot in the lane and the foul's on Matthew Welty - foul #1 on Matthew Welty, team foul #7 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Terence Dupuy (C) Paul Hollandsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Fraizer (C) Michael Francis | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:29 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 01:05 | Ball State | John Marx clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 01:03 | Ball State | Matthew Welty can't tip it in | 32-38 |
| 01:01 | Ball State | Matthew Welty tips it home | 34-38 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | John Spenser clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Matthew Welty gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster clanks a shot from the left block | 34-38 |
| 00:29 | Ball State | Matthew Welty snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | Richard Nevarez makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lee | 37-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the halfcourt shot | 37-38 |