| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - William Tilman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Munson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ryan Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | IPFW | Richard Jones inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:57 | IPFW | William Tilman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 40-30 |
| 19:22 | IPFW | William Tilman misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-30 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 40-30 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 19:15 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Richard Jones | 40-30 |
| 18:52 | IPFW | William Tilman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Ryan Ferguson - foul #1 on Ryan Ferguson, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-30 |
| 18:22 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:12 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires drills a 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi tips it but misses | 40-33 |
| 17:48 | IPFW | Richard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:33 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses the 3 from straight away | 40-33 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | George Lambert blows the layup but the foul's on William Tilman - foul #2 on William Tilman, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (PG), Joshua Milburn (SG), Philip Wiseman (PF), Roger Collins (C) William Tilman, Bradley Ramires, Charles Munson, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:59 | IPFW | Charles Lange knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Wiseman | 42-36 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a shot from the left block | 44-36 |
| 16:07 | IPFW | Richard Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Wiseman | 44-39 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Jones swats the layup by George Lambert | 44-39 |
| 15:49 | IPFW | Charles Lange grabs the board | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Charles Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Milburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Collins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:31 | IPFW | Roger Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-39 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Ronald Panella is denied by Richard Jones | 44-39 |
| 15:17 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 15:13 | IPFW | Joshua Milburn is hacked by Ronald Panella - foul #2 on Ronald Panella, team foul #1 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), Bradley Ramires (SG), Charles Munson (PF), Ryan Ferguson (C) Charles Lange, Richard Jones, Philip Wiseman, Roger Collins | |
| 15:00 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Vangilder | 44-39 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman banks in the layup on a great pass from James Dean | 46-39 |
| 14:46 | IPFW | James Dean picks off the pass by William Tilman | 46-39 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Dan Pittman | 48-39 |
| 14:03 | IPFW | Charles Munson scores on a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | IPFW | Philip Wiseman (SF) Joshua Milburn | |
| 14:03 | IPFW | Charles Munson makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Ryan Ferguson is called for the reach on Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Ryan Ferguson, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Jones (SF) Philip Wiseman | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder loses the dribble to Ryan Ferguson | 48-42 |
| 13:12 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 13:11 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 13:02 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bradley Ramires, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | IPFW | Philip Wiseman (PF), Roger Collins (C) Charles Munson, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the turnaround near the basket | 48-42 |
| 12:47 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 12:31 | IPFW | Kyle Core steals the ball from Roger Collins | 48-42 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Philip Wiseman - foul #1 on Philip Wiseman, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (C) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (PG), Joshua Milburn (SG) William Tilman, Bradley Ramires | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:48 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Lange | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dirk Dyer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Charles Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Milburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Philip Wiseman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Collins (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | James Dean clanks a floater from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser tips it home | 51-45 |
| 11:05 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Richard Jones - foul #3 on Richard Jones, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (PF), George Lambert (C) James Green, James Dean, Dirk Dyer, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), Bradley Ramires (SG), Charles Munson (PF), Ryan Ferguson (C) Charles Lange, Joshua Milburn, Richard Jones, Roger Collins | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | George Lambert pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 10:16 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Philip Wiseman | 51-47 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-47 |
| 10:00 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Charles Munson | 51-47 |
| 09:42 | IPFW | Philip Wiseman misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Tilman - foul #3 on William Tilman, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Richard Jones (SF) Philip Wiseman | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:27 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 09:02 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 51-47 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Kyle Core and the foul's on Charles Munson - foul #2 on Charles Munson, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (PG) William Tilman | |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:20 | IPFW | Charles Munson misses the dunk attempt | 54-47 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 07:58 | IPFW | The rebound goes to Bradley Ramires | 54-47 |
| 07:44 | IPFW | Charles Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Charles Lange (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Ramires (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Charles Munson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Ferguson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ryan Ferguson - foul #3 on Ryan Ferguson, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), Joshua Milburn (SF), Philip Wiseman (PF), Roger Collins (C) Bradley Ramires, Richard Jones, Charles Munson, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:00 | IPFW | Charles Lange is hacked by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 06:47 | IPFW | William Tilman is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Tilman, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| Subs | IPFW | | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the fadeaway in the lane | 55-47 |
| 06:21 | IPFW | Roger Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 06:08 | IPFW | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Milburn is blocked by George Lambert | 55-47 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | George Lambert loses the dribble to Joshua Milburn | 55-47 |
| 05:42 | IPFW | Charles Lange lays it up and in on a great pass from Joshua Milburn | 55-49 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Roger Collins steals it from Dave Iser | 55-49 |
| 05:17 | IPFW | Charles Lange can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 05:15 | IPFW | Roger Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 04:55 | IPFW | Roger Collins misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Dave Iser - foul #2 on Dave Iser, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF), William Felts (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, Dave Iser, George Lambert | |
| Subs | IPFW | Earl Riggs (PG), Bradley Ramires (SG), Richard Jones (SF), Ryan Ferguson (C) William Tilman, Charles Lange, Joshua Milburn, Philip Wiseman | |
| 04:55 | IPFW | Roger Collins misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:55 | IPFW | Roger Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Munson (PF) Roger Collins | |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:18 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 04:02 | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:41 | IPFW | Charles Munson hits the finger roll set up by Ryan Ferguson | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Felts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | IPFW | PG - Earl Riggs (fresh) SG - Bradley Ramires (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Charles Munson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Richard Jones - foul #4 on Richard Jones, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:14 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-53 |
| 03:12 | IPFW | Charles Munson grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 03:01 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Jones | 59-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Munson - foul #3 on Charles Munson, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), Dirk Dyer (PF), George Lambert (C) Dan Pittman, George Vangilder, William Felts | |
| Subs | IPFW | William Tilman (PG), Philip Wiseman (C) Earl Riggs, Ryan Ferguson | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 3rd free throw | 60-55 |
| 02:18 | IPFW | Charles Munson scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tilman | 60-58 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), George Vangilder (PF) Kyle Core, Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | IPFW | Ryan Ferguson (C) Philip Wiseman | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by William Tilman - foul #5 on William Tilman, team foul #13 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | IPFW | Charles Lange (PG) William Tilman | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:46 | IPFW | Charles Munson hits a floater from the left side set up by Charles Lange | 62-60 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | George Lambert scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 64-60 |
| 01:02 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| 01:02 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires misses the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder gets the rebound | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman scores on a jump hook from close range set up by George Vangilder | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | IPFW | Charles Lange makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Munson | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lange - foul #2 on Charles Lange, team foul #14 | 66-63 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | IPFW | Charles Munson grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 00:21 | IPFW | Richard Jones misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-63 |
| 00:19 | IPFW | Charles Lange grabs the offensive board | 67-63 |
| 00:17 | IPFW | Charles Lange connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Lange is called for the reach on James Dean in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Lange, team foul #15 | 67-66 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-66 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | George Lambert gets the rebound | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is hacked by Charles Lange in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Lange, team foul #16 | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | IPFW | IPFW is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | IPFW | Bradley Ramires can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-66 |