| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Gregory Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Wesley Ballard (fresh) SG - Eddie Lee (fresh) SF - Eric Avendano (fresh) PF - Jamie Jung (fresh) C - Carl Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola Marymount | Loyola Marymount is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Loyola Marymount | Danny Carreiro swats the short shot by Eddie Lee | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Wesley Ballard is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #1 on Wesley Ballard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Davis | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | James Davis scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Carreiro | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 4-1 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Justin Cobb | 6-1 |
| 17:50 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-1 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb's pass is intercepted by Jamie Jung | 6-1 |
| 17:29 | Loyola Marymount | Gregory Jones is called for the reach on Eric Avendano - foul #1 on Gregory Jones, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown (PG), Kenneth Biron (PF), Bill Morin (C) Wesley Ballard, Jamie Jung, Carl Willis | |
| 17:16 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Biron | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Loyola Marymount | Bill Morin snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:45 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano buries a shot from the left block set up by Jonny Brown and the foul's on Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard (PG) Eddie Lee | |
| 16:45 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | David Whelan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Williams | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Guadalupe Mendoza | 11-7 |
| 15:37 | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Morin | 11-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Wesley Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Avendano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Biron (fresh) C - Bill Morin (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Wesley Ballard steals the ball from Clarence Williams | 11-9 |
| 15:16 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Ballard | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Morin - foul #1 on Bill Morin, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee (SG), Jamie Jung (PF), Carl Willis (C) Jonny Brown, Eric Avendano, Bill Morin | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:10 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Steven Coll - foul #1 on Steven Coll, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), David Whelan (SG) Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jeffrey Johnson (SF) Kenneth Biron | |
| 14:51 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:51 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Eddie Lee takes the ball from James Davis | 11-13 |
| 14:07 | Loyola Marymount | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 14:06 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Carl Willis swats the layup by Gregory Jones | 11-15 |
| 13:43 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 13:27 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Wesley Ballard | 11-17 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's floater is tipped away by Jamie Jung | 11-17 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi State | James Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong blows the layup but he's fouled by Jamie Jung - foul #1 on Jamie Jung, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Clarence Williams, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown (PG), Kenneth Biron (SF), Ronald Coulter (PF), Bill Morin (C) Wesley Ballard, Jeffrey Johnson, Jamie Jung, Carl Willis | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 12:25 | Loyola Marymount | James Davis steals the ball from Bill Morin | 12-17 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 12-17 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the follow up shot | 14-17 |
| 11:36 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown is whistled for a carry | 14-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano (SF) Ronald Coulter | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Jonny Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Avendano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Biron (fresh) C - Bill Morin (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 16-17 |
| 10:58 | Loyola Marymount | Danny Carreiro takes the ball from Kenneth Biron | 16-17 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro blows the layup | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 10:32 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 16-17 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 10:12 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:47 | Loyola Marymount | Ernest Catoe steps in front of the Eric Avendano pass | 16-17 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 3 from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 16-17 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard (PG), Jamie Jung (PF), Carl Willis (C) Jonny Brown, Kenneth Biron, Bill Morin | |
| 09:01 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis's pass is intercepted by Justin Cobb | 16-17 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro banks in the layup set up by Justin Cobb | 18-17 |
| 08:43 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano is fouled on the floor by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Lin Xiong (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jeffrey Johnson (SF) Eric Avendano | |
| 08:21 | Loyola Marymount | Gregory Jones is called for the reach on Carl Willis - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown (SG) Eddie Lee | |
| 08:07 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 08:05 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis can't tip it in | 18-17 |
| 08:04 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 07:50 | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron (SF) Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | David Whelan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano (SF) Kenneth Biron | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Wesley Ballard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonny Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Avendano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Willis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-19 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonny Brown - foul #1 on Jonny Brown, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee (SG), Kenneth Biron (PF), Bill Morin (C) Jonny Brown, Jamie Jung, Carl Willis | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:38 | Loyola Marymount | Justin Cobb steals it from Bill Morin | 20-19 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 06:07 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron hits a jump hook in the lane | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 05:55 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:45 | Loyola Marymount | Steven Coll is called for the reach on Eddie Lee - foul #2 on Steven Coll, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung (PF) Eric Avendano | |
| 05:45 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 05:29 | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown (PG), Carl Willis (C) Wesley Ballard, Bill Morin | |
| 05:20 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:20 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | | |
| 04:49 | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee's layup is rejected by Vic Godfrey | 20-22 |
| 04:48 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis tips it in | 20-24 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro's floater is tipped away by Jamie Jung | 20-24 |
| 04:34 | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:09 | Loyola Marymount | Carl Willis clanks a runner from close range | 20-24 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Eddie Lee - foul #1 on Eddie Lee, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard (PG), Eric Avendano (SF), Bill Morin (C) Eddie Lee, Kenneth Biron, Jamie Jung | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Vic Godfrey | 20-24 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the jumper from the baseline | 22-24 |
| 03:29 | Loyola Marymount | Eric Avendano blows the layup | 22-24 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vic Godfrey | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Loyola Marymount | PG - Wesley Ballard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonny Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Avendano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Willis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Morin (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-24 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Davis | 22-24 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Davis and the foul's on Jonny Brown - foul #2 on Jonny Brown, team foul #6 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee (SG), Kenneth Biron (PF) Jonny Brown, Bill Morin | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:47 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 02:30 | Loyola Marymount | Ernest Catoe swats the short shot by Eric Avendano | 24-24 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 24-24 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Coll and the foul's on Eric Avendano - foul #1 on Eric Avendano, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jamie Jung (PF) Carl Willis | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:03 | Loyola Marymount | Danny Carreiro denies the turnaround by Eric Avendano | 27-24 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | David Whelan drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Danny Carreiro | 30-24 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Marymount | David Whelan is called for the reach on Kenneth Biron - foul #1 on David Whelan, team foul #10 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Jonny Brown (PG), Bill Morin (C) Wesley Ballard, Eric Avendano | |
| 01:37 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:37 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Davis | 33-26 |
| 01:03 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron can't connect on a floater from the left side | 33-26 |
| 01:02 | Loyola Marymount | Bill Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 00:40 | Loyola Marymount | Kenneth Biron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Wesley Ballard (PG), Eric Avendano (SF) Eddie Lee, Jamie Jung | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jonny Brown - foul #3 on Jonny Brown, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Lin Xiong (SF) David Whelan, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Loyola Marymount | Eddie Lee (SG), Ronald Coulter (PF), Carl Willis (C) Jonny Brown, Kenneth Biron, Bill Morin | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:18 | Loyola Marymount | Ronald Coulter pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:04 | Loyola Marymount | Ronald Coulter clanks a jumper from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe clanks a halfcourt shot | 34-26 |