| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David Kimbrough (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gursky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ponder (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Garr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty inbounds the ball | 40-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 19:32 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-39 |
| 19:18 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 19:12 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Clyde Garr | 42-41 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | John Campbell is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from John Mason | 44-41 |
| 18:31 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bradly Kelly | 47-41 |
| 18:00 | Alcorn State | John Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-41 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 17:26 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 17:21 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder misses the jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on David Kimbrough - foul #1 on David Kimbrough, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), David Halls (PF) Dustin Edwards, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Hauser (PG), Ricky Cleary (SG), David Parker (SF), Jack Kingery (PF), Austin Leatham (C) David Kimbrough, Jeffrey Gursky, Michael Ponder, John Campbell, Clyde Garr | |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 16:48 | Alcorn State | David Parker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:46 | Alcorn State | Jack Kingery gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:28 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-41 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it but misses | 49-41 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Halls | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | William Mayers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 15:52 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Halls (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - John Hauser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cleary (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Kingery (fresh) C - Austin Leatham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Alcorn State | Ricky Cleary makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is whistled for a carry | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough (PG), Jeffrey Gursky (SG), Michael Ponder (SF), John Campbell (PF), Clyde Garr (C) John Hauser, Ricky Cleary, David Parker, Jack Kingery, Austin Leatham | |
| 14:50 | Alcorn State | William Mayers is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gursky - foul #2 on William Mayers, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 14:40 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Dustin Edwards | 49-44 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by George Charlton | 52-44 |
| 14:03 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough is called for traveling | 52-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 13:42 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 13:40 | Alcorn State | George Charlton picks off the pass by David Kimbrough in the backcourt | 52-44 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty slams it home on a nice dish by George Charlton | 54-44 |
| 13:18 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-47 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | David Halls throws it down set up by Kosta Gembarowski | 56-47 |
| 12:43 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Petty | 59-50 |
| 12:16 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 12:15 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 11:58 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gursky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ponder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Garr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Alcorn State | John Campbell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-53 |
| 11:21 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr tips it back up and in | 61-55 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-55 |
| 11:15 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 10:57 | Alcorn State | Kosta Gembarowski takes the ball from Jeffrey Gursky | 61-55 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Michael Ponder - foul #2 on Michael Ponder, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), William Mayers (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) George Charlton, Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | John Hauser (PG), Ricky Cleary (SG), David Parker (SF), Jack Kingery (PF), Austin Leatham (C) David Kimbrough, Jeffrey Gursky, Michael Ponder, John Campbell, Clyde Garr | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the dunk but the foul's on Jack Kingery - foul #2 on Jack Kingery, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 10:04 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham misses the shot in the paint | 63-55 |
| 10:03 | Alcorn State | Ricky Cleary grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 09:47 | Alcorn State | David Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-55 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason banks in the layup on a great pass from William Mayers and he's fouled by John Hauser - foul #1 on John Hauser, team foul #6 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 09:17 | Alcorn State | David Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 09:17 | Alcorn State | David Parker misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards's pass is intercepted by Ricky Cleary | 66-57 |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bradly Kelly - foul #4 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #3 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith (PG), Jeffrey Gursky (SG) John Hauser, Jack Kingery | |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:44 | Alcorn State | Austin Leatham makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Austin Leatham - foul #1 on Austin Leatham, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder (SF), Al Wortman (C) David Parker, Austin Leatham | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 08:15 | Alcorn State | Al Wortman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 08:09 | Alcorn State | Sherman Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 08:07 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 07:59 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | David Halls comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-59 |
| 07:40 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 07:14 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Halls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - Sherman Smith (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Gursky (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ponder (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Cleary (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Al Wortman (fresh) | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 66-62 |
| 06:46 | Alcorn State | Ricky Cleary snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:32 | Alcorn State | David Halls blocks the short jumper by Sherman Smith | 66-62 |
| 06:30 | Alcorn State | Ricky Cleary pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 06:14 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder is hacked by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #4 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), William Mayers (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough (PG), David Parker (SG), John Hauser (SF), John Campbell (PF), Clyde Garr (C) Sherman Smith, Jeffrey Gursky, Michael Ponder, Ricky Cleary, Al Wortman | |
| 06:05 | Alcorn State | John Campbell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 66-64 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 66-64 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it home | 68-64 |
| 05:13 | Alcorn State | A charge is called on Clyde Garr - foul #1 on Clyde Garr, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky (SG) John Hauser | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | William Mayers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-64 |
| 04:53 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr grabs the board | 68-64 |
| 04:49 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough's floater is knocked away by Kosta Gembarowski | 68-64 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards pulls down the rebound | 68-64 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | William Mayers makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 71-64 |
| 04:14 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by David Parker | 71-66 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 03:54 | Alcorn State | The rebound goes to David Parker | 71-66 |
| 03:40 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-66 |
| 03:38 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 03:27 | Alcorn State | John Campbell makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Gursky out of a doubleteam | 71-69 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:10 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky grabs the board | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Mayers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alcorn State | PG - David Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gursky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Garr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 02:57 | Alcorn State | David Parker tips it in | 71-71 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kosta Gembarowski | 74-71 |
| 02:40 | Alcorn State | David Parker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Mason | 76-74 |
| 02:00 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #5 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder (SF) David Parker | |
| 02:00 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky makes the 1st free throw | 76-75 |
| 02:00 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3 from the right corner | 76-76 |
| 01:33 | Alcorn State | John Campbell pulls down the rebound | 76-76 |
| 01:12 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-76 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the board | 76-76 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Gursky is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gursky, team foul #9 | 76-76 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 78-76 |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:46 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Petty and the foul's on Jeffrey Gursky - foul #3 on Jeffrey Gursky, team foul #10 | 80-78 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Alcorn State | John Mason is called for the reach on David Kimbrough in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #7 | 81-78 |
| 00:26 | Alcorn State | David Kimbrough misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski is fouled in the backcourt by David Kimbrough - foul #2 on David Kimbrough, team foul #11 | 81-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG), William Mayers (SF) John Mason, Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Alcorn State | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-78 |
| 00:18 | Alcorn State | Clyde Garr gets the offensive rebound | 83-78 |
| 00:15 | Alcorn State | Michael Ponder misses the 3 from the right corner | 83-78 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is hacked by Jeffrey Gursky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Gursky, team foul #12 | 83-78 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:08 | Alcorn State | Jeffrey Gursky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-78 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | George Charlton gets the rebound | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alcorn State | Alcorn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | George Charlton runs out the clock | 85-78 |