| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro scores on a floater from the left wing set up by James Davis | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-33 |
| 19:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana tips it but misses | 38-33 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | James Davis is hacked by Sylvester Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sylvester Brown, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG) Sylvester Brown | |
| 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 | |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Michael Nolan - foul #2 on Michael Nolan, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Nolan - foul #3 on Michael Nolan, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG) Michael Nolan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:46 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:22 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter's floater is tipped away by Clarence Williams | 38-35 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:15 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 18:01 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Timothy Carter steals the ball from Gregory Jones | 38-35 |
| 17:33 | Northern Arizona | Justin Cobb picks off the pass by Timothy Carter | 38-35 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses badly on a shot in the paint | 38-35 |
| 17:09 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:43 | Northern Arizona | Gregory Jones takes the ball from Michael Rana | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Rana | 38-35 |
| 16:14 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lincoln Barscewski and he's fouled by Justin Cobb - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Michael Barratt (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Richard Knopp, Lincoln Barscewski, Michael Rana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 16:00 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the free throw | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Barratt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | James Davis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:24 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Guadalupe Mendoza | 42-40 |
| 14:57 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt misses the open dunk but the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang (PF) Timothy Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:57 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:57 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 44-43 |
| 14:18 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan is fouled on the floor by Steven Coll - foul #2 on Steven Coll, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 14:05 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Catoe - foul #3 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana (C) Michael Barratt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Justin Cobb, Ernest Catoe | |
| 14:05 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-43 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp (SG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Michael Nolan, Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 13:36 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 13:35 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Zhong Huang | 45-43 |
| 13:24 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown loses the dribble to Clarence Williams | 45-43 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Williams | 45-45 |
| 13:06 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 45-45 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Catoe | 45-45 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones scores on a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Michael Rana - foul #1 on Michael Rana, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG) Sylvester Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:38 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Zhong Huang | 47-48 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | David Whelan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | David Whelan is called for the reach on Richard Knopp - foul #1 on David Whelan, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF), Timothy Carter (PF), Michael Barratt (C) Lincoln Barscewski, Zhong Huang, Michael Rana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Gregory Jones | |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 12:07 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Arnulfo Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Knopp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Barratt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 49-53 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lin Xiong | 49-56 |
| 11:11 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the contested fadeaway near the basket | 51-56 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's layup is rejected by Waldo Reilly | 51-56 |
| 10:50 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Arnulfo Rossi | 51-56 |
| 10:32 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Williams swats the layup by Timothy Carter | 51-56 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Cobb | 51-56 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-56 |
| 09:58 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 09:55 | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Michael Nolan (SG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF), Zhong Huang (PF), Michael Rana (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Richard Knopp, Waldo Reilly, Timothy Carter, Michael Barratt | |
| 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 | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 09:38 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Lincoln Barscewski | 51-56 |
| 09:22 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Zhong Huang | 53-56 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Danny Carreiro | 53-59 |
| 08:55 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 08:54 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana tips it in | 55-59 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | David Whelan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 08:36 | Northern Arizona | Zhong Huang gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 08:11 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by David Whelan - foul #2 on David Whelan, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Gregory Jones | |
| 08:11 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Zhong Huang - foul #2 on Zhong Huang, team foul #5 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt (PF) Zhong Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), David Whelan (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 07:44 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Michael Rana | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Barratt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Rana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Whelan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-59 |
| 07:39 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana grabs the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:21 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Sylvester Brown steps in front of the James Davis pass in the backcourt | 56-59 |
| 07:16 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown hits the finger roll | 58-59 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | James Davis comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 58-59 |
| 07:09 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:48 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown's floater is tipped away by Danny Carreiro | 58-59 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Sylvester Brown takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 58-59 |
| 06:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sylvester Brown | 60-59 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Arnulfo Rossi (PG), Richard Knopp (SG), Waldo Reilly (SF), Timothy Carter (PF), Zhong Huang (C) Sylvester Brown, Michael Nolan, Lincoln Barscewski, Michael Barratt, Michael Rana | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, David Whelan, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 05:52 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Zhong Huang | 62-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clarence Williams | 62-61 |
| 05:29 | Northern Arizona | Richard Knopp hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Waldo Reilly | 65-61 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the floater from the left wing set up by Justin Cobb | 65-63 |
| 04:44 | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zhong Huang | 67-63 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams connects on the floater from close range set up by Justin Cobb | 67-65 |
| 04:17 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 04:15 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:04 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter is denied on a layup by Gregory Jones | 67-65 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Knopp - foul #2 on Richard Knopp, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown (PG), Lincoln Barscewski (SF), Michael Barratt (PF), Michael Rana (C) Arnulfo Rossi, Waldo Reilly, Timothy Carter, Zhong Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:59 | Northern Arizona | Michael Barratt gets the rebound | 67-66 |
| 03:42 | Northern Arizona | Justin Cobb takes the ball from Michael Rana | 67-66 |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Sylvester Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Knopp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lincoln Barscewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Barratt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rana (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams loses the dribble to Sylvester Brown | 67-66 |
| 03:04 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 03:03 | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski tips it in | 69-66 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 69-66 |
| 02:51 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Lincoln Barscewski | 69-66 |
| 02:51 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Michael Nolan (SG), Timothy Carter (PF) Richard Knopp, Michael Barratt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:30 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 69-66 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | James Davis drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Coll | 69-68 |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Carter out of a doubleteam | 71-68 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | James Davis knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Catoe | 71-70 |
| 01:46 | Northern Arizona | James Davis steals it from Sylvester Brown in the backcourt | 71-70 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | James Davis blows the layup | 71-70 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Carter - foul #1 on Timothy Carter, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Steven Coll, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:25 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 71-71 |
| 01:07 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter hits a jumper in the lane set up by Lincoln Barscewski | 73-71 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is whistled for a carry | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #9 | 75-71 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Lincoln Barscewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:27 | Northern Arizona | Timothy Carter makes the free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-74 |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Cobb - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #10 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:21 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones grabs the offensive board | 78-74 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 00:11 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana is hacked by James Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #11 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Waldo Reilly (SF) Lincoln Barscewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:10 | Northern Arizona | Michael Rana misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Cobb | 79-77 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | James Davis is called for the reach on Sylvester Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #12 | 79-77 |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lincoln Barscewski (SF) Waldo Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:04 | Northern Arizona | Sylvester Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-77 |