| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 7 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Jack Wallace is called for the reach on Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Jack Wallace, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Clayton, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is called for 10 seconds | 30-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti is fouled on the floor by Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami hits a turnaround in the paint | 30-30 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | James Long steps in front of the Gregorio Moretti pass | 30-30 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (C) James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses short on a jumper from close range | 30-30 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Moretti - foul #1 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randy Simon (PF) Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell can't finish the layup | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SG) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell loses the dribble to Christopher Majkowski | 30-32 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) SG - Ronald Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Milton Libbey steals the ball from Michael Aten | 30-34 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Milton Libbey and the foul's on Randy Simon - foul #1 on Randy Simon, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Ted Terrell, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Milton Libbey, Donald Clayton | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 32-37 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski can't connect on a runner in the paint | 32-37 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a jumper from the left side | 32-39 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | James Long is whistled for a carry | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF) Randy Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | James Long pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho double dribbles | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Ronald Ward (SG), Randy Simon (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Michael Spadaro | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) SG - Ronald Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Simon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Lewis Phillips - foul #1 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Phillips | 34-41 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-43 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Michael Aten takes the ball from Christopher Majkowski in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski loses the dribble to Lewis Phillips | 34-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses the shot from the left side | 34-43 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips tips it in | 36-43 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Josef Kizewski | 36-45 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Don Hill (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Michael Aten, Ronald Ward, Ted Terrell, Randy Simon, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Michael Spadaro (SG), James Hobbs (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, Milton Libbey, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Patrick Henriksen - foul #2 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Hill (fresh) PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Hobbs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Henriksen - foul #3 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #6 | 37-47 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is denied on a dunk by Donald Clayton | 37-49 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 37-49 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Long | 37-49 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Don Hill can't throw it down but the foul's on James Hobbs - foul #1 on James Hobbs, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (PF) Michael Spadaro, James Hobbs, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Don Hill makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Clayton and he's fouled by James Long - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF) Don Hill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Donald Clayton | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | James Long snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Henriksen | 40-51 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Patrick Henriksen | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Josef Kizewski | 40-51 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Libbey | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Long - foul #4 on James Long, team foul #8 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Randy Simon (SF), Ronald Ward (PF), Lewis Phillips (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Ted Terrell, Patrick Henriksen, James Long | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-55 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is fouled on the floor by Lewis Phillips - foul #2 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #9 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 40-55 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Melendez | 42-55 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Kawakami | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Luis Melendez is blocked by Gregorio Moretti | 42-57 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-57 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips can't connect on a shot near the basket | 42-57 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Majkowski | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez misses the fadeaway from the right side | 42-57 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Kawakami | 42-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski runs out the clock | 42-57 |