| Lineup | Army | PG - James Taylor (fresh) SG - Jonathan Allen (fresh) SF - Robert Spurlock (fresh) PF - Clarence Bennett (fresh) C - Donald Bittinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Gregory Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Army | Donald Bittinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Army | Army is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Army | Robert Spurlock misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Army | Clarence Bennett tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the dribble to James Taylor | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Army | Robert Spurlock's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Jones | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Spurlock - foul #1 on Robert Spurlock, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Army | Robert Spurlock grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 18:42 | Army | Donald Bittinger misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:41 | Army | Donald Bittinger tips it in | 4-1 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | James Taylor is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Army | Donald Bittinger snags the defensive board | 4-1 |
| 17:44 | Army | Clarence Bennett's fadeaway is rejected by Lin Xiong | 4-1 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 4-1 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 4-3 |
| 17:16 | Army | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Army | Owen Thompson (C) Donald Bittinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| 16:59 | Army | Jonathan Allen knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Taylor | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Taylor steps in front of the David Whelan pass in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | Army | Jonathan Allen scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 8-3 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is whistled for traveling | 8-3 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (SG), Richard Cathcart (PF), John Yoder (C) Jonathan Allen, Robert Spurlock, Clarence Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:28 | Army | James Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by David Whelan - foul #1 on David Whelan, team foul #2 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Army | Bryon Greene (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:07 | Army | Bryon Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-3 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Whelan | 8-3 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | John Yoder is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #1 on John Yoder, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Army | Donald Bittinger (C) John Yoder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jerry Morton (fresh) SG - Bryon Greene (fresh) SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) PF - Richard Cathcart (fresh) C - Donald Bittinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) SG - Steven Coll (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Owen Thompson - foul #1 on Owen Thompson, team foul #4 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Army | James Taylor (PG) Bryon Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:36 | Army | Richard Cathcart grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:16 | Army | James Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 8-6 |
| 14:29 | Army | James Taylor can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 8-6 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | Army | Jonathan Allen (SG), Robert Spurlock (SF), Clarence Bennett (PF) Jerry Morton, Owen Thompson, Donald Bittinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 14:02 | Army | Richard Cathcart connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Allen and he's hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Vic Godfrey (C) Justin Cobb, Gregory Jones | |
| 14:02 | Army | Richard Cathcart makes the free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | James Davis drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Coll | 11-8 |
| 13:14 | Army | Robert Spurlock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (PG), John Yoder (C) James Taylor, Richard Cathcart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong | |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Cobb | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Army | Jonathan Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Army | Jerry Morton can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 11-13 |
| 12:04 | Army | Robert Spurlock travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Army | James Taylor (PG), Owen Thompson (SF), Jeremy Friedland (PF), Donald Bittinger (C) Jerry Morton, Robert Spurlock, Clarence Bennett, John Yoder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), David Whelan (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi State | James Davis tips it in | 11-15 |
| 11:35 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Whelan - foul #2 on David Whelan, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Army | Richard Cathcart (PF) Jeremy Friedland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG) David Whelan | |
| 11:35 | Army | Jonathan Allen makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:35 | Army | Jonathan Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Owen Thompson (fresh) PF - Richard Cathcart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Bittinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Owen Thompson - foul #2 on Owen Thompson, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (SG), Jeremy Friedland (PF) Jonathan Allen, Owen Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:57 | Army | Lin Xiong blocks the short jumper by Richard Cathcart | 13-17 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the dunk | 13-17 |
| 10:48 | Army | Jeremy Friedland gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:35 | Army | Jerry Morton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeremy Friedland - foul #1 on Jeremy Friedland, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Army | Robert Spurlock (SF), Clarence Bennett (PF) Richard Cathcart, Jeremy Friedland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 3rd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:05 | Army | Jerry Morton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is hacked by Jerry Morton - foul #1 on Jerry Morton, team foul #7 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Army | Jonathan Allen (SG), Richard Cathcart (C) James Taylor, Donald Bittinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG) James Davis | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:59 | Army | Richard Cathcart grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 09:43 | Army | Guadalupe Mendoza steals the ball from Jonathan Allen | 13-19 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 09:21 | Army | Richard Cathcart gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:08 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Army | James Taylor (PG) Jerry Morton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:08 | Army | Jonathan Allen makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:08 | Army | Jonathan Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey loses the dribble to James Taylor | 15-19 |
| 08:56 | Army | James Taylor banks in the layup | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it but misses | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Army | Jonathan Allen snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:09 | Army | Richard Cathcart loses the ball out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (SG), Jeremy Friedland (PF), Donald Bittinger (C) Jonathan Allen, Clarence Bennett, Richard Cathcart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Ernest Catoe, Vic Godfrey | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Donald Bittinger takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 17-19 |
| 07:44 | Army | Donald Bittinger misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 07:42 | Army | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Spurlock | 17-19 |
| 07:27 | Army | Donald Bittinger hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by James Taylor and he's fouled by Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Army | Bryon Greene (SG), Clarence Bennett (PF) James Taylor, Robert Spurlock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 07:27 | Army | Donald Bittinger makes the free throw | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jerry Morton (fresh) SG - Bryon Greene (fresh) SF - Jeremy Friedland (fresh) PF - Clarence Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Bittinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-19 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it back up and in | 20-21 |
| 06:57 | Army | Donald Bittinger can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-21 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Cobb | 20-21 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe buries a turnaround from close range set up by James Davis | 20-23 |
| 06:26 | Army | Jerry Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Army | James Taylor (PG), Jonathan Allen (SG), Richard Cathcart (SF), John Yoder (C) Jerry Morton, Bryon Greene, Clarence Bennett, Donald Bittinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) Justin Cobb, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-23 |
| Subs | Army | Robert Spurlock (SF) Jeremy Friedland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Clarence Williams | |
| 05:57 | Army | Jonathan Allen knocks in the 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 23-26 |
| 05:20 | Army | Steven Coll picks off the pass by John Yoder | 23-26 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 04:53 | Army | Jonathan Allen is fouled on the floor by Steven Coll - foul #1 on Steven Coll, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Army | Clarence Bennett (PF), Donald Bittinger (C) Robert Spurlock, John Yoder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Vic Godfrey | |
| 04:53 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 23-31 |
| 04:19 | Army | James Taylor is called for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 23-31 |
| 03:58 | Army | Clarence Bennett gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 03:43 | Army | Donald Bittinger connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-31 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | James Davis lays it in | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Army | PG - Jerry Morton (fresh) SG - Jonathan Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Cathcart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Bittinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Army | Jonathan Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Donald Bittinger swats the dunk try by James Davis | 25-33 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza can't tip it in | 25-33 |
| 02:58 | Army | The rebound goes to Donald Bittinger | 25-33 |
| 02:38 | Army | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Jonathan Allen - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Army | James Taylor (PG), Robert Spurlock (SF), Owen Thompson (PF), John Yoder (C) Jerry Morton, Richard Cathcart, Clarence Bennett, Donald Bittinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:38 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 01:57 | Army | Jonathan Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-35 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't tip it in | 25-35 |
| 01:47 | Army | James Taylor snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 01:27 | Army | Jonathan Allen is hacked by David Whelan - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Army | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Ernest Catoe | |
| 01:27 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 00:45 | Army | Jonathan Allen misses the jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 00:44 | Army | Robert Spurlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 00:28 | Army | The refs have stopped play. John Yoder is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-38 |
| Subs | Army | Jerry Morton (SG), Jeremy Friedland (PF), Richard Cathcart (C) Jonathan Allen, Robert Spurlock, John Yoder | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong | |
| 00:15 | Army | Ernest Catoe steals the ball from Jerry Morton | 25-38 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a turnaround in the lane | 25-38 |
| 00:03 | Army | Jeremy Friedland snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:00 | Army | Jeremy Friedland misses the halfcourt shot | 25-38 |