| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Dike (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Edward Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernesto Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro inbounds the ball | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 19:28 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock connects on the open driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Evan Regan | 32-48 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 19:10 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 19:04 | Robert Morris | Danny Carreiro steals it from Michael Blalock | 32-48 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll lays it in set up by Danny Carreiro | 34-48 |
| 18:49 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman (PF) Edward Smith | |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | Thomas Dike is called for the reach on Justin Cobb - foul #1 on Thomas Dike, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (PG), John Johnson (SG), Richard Tardiff (SF), Jason Ashbaugh (C) Evan Regan, Thomas Dike, Michael Blalock, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams double dribbles | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 18:04 | Robert Morris | Gregory Jones denies the turnaround by Jason Ashbaugh | 34-48 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams travels in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 17:49 | Robert Morris | Steven Coll is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #2 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 17:39 | Robert Morris | James Davis takes the ball from Richard Tardiff | 34-48 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits the finger roll | 36-48 |
| 17:25 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Thomas Dike (SG), Michael Blalock (SF), Edward Smith (PF), Ernesto Valdez (C) Lanny Cockerham, John Johnson, Richard Tardiff, Robert Hartman, Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 17:07 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-48 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is hacked by Thomas Dike in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Dike, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Blalock takes the ball from Lin Xiong | 36-48 |
| 16:23 | Robert Morris | Guadalupe Mendoza denies the turnaround by Ernesto Valdez | 36-48 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 36-48 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 16:16 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 15:59 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Evan Regan | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Dike (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Blalock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernesto Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Davis | 38-51 |
| 15:37 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 15:36 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike snags the offensive board | 38-51 |
| 15:28 | Robert Morris | David Whelan is called for the reach on Evan Regan - foul #1 on David Whelan, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (PG), John Johnson (SG), William Loyd (SF), Robert Hartman (PF), Jason Ashbaugh (C) Evan Regan, Thomas Dike, Michael Blalock, Edward Smith, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 15:20 | Robert Morris | John Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 15:18 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 15:00 | Robert Morris | William Loyd hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Johnson | 38-53 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | David Whelan drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Coll | 41-53 |
| 14:24 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh is hacked by Gregory Jones - foul #4 on Gregory Jones, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Richard Tardiff (C) Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 14:13 | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-53 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 14:03 | Robert Morris | Richard Tardiff pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:48 | Robert Morris | Justin Cobb takes the ball from Robert Hartman | 41-53 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is hacked by Richard Tardiff - foul #2 on Richard Tardiff, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Michael Lawson (SG), Michael Blalock (SF), Ernesto Valdez (C) Lanny Cockerham, John Johnson, William Loyd, Robert Hartman | |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Coll | 43-53 |
| 12:50 | Robert Morris | Michael Lawson is fouled on the floor by Ernest Catoe - foul #2 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #6 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike (SG), Jason Ashbaugh (PF) Michael Lawson, Richard Tardiff | |
| 12:38 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Dike is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Dike, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | William Loyd (SF) Michael Blalock | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Danny Carreiro and he's fouled by Ernesto Valdez - foul #1 on Ernesto Valdez, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG) Steven Coll | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Michael Lawson (SF) William Loyd | |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 12:04 | Robert Morris | Lin Xiong swats the short shot by Ernesto Valdez | 46-56 |
| 12:02 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:50 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh makes the wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Dike | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Dike (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ernesto Valdez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-58 |
| 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, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (PG), Michael Blalock (SF), Edward Smith (PF) Evan Regan, Thomas Dike, Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 11:34 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Michael Lawson and he's fouled by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #7 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG) Michael Lawson | |
| 11:34 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez misses the free throw | 46-60 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left block | 46-60 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams tips it in | 48-60 |
| 11:24 | Robert Morris | Steven Coll steals the ball from Edward Smith | 48-60 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Blalock - foul #2 on Michael Blalock, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | John Johnson (SG), William Loyd (SF), Robert Hartman (C) Evan Regan, Michael Blalock, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:50 | Robert Morris | Edward Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 10:48 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman tips it back up and in | 50-62 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Lanny Cockerham - foul #1 on Lanny Cockerham, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Thomas Dike (SG), Jason Ashbaugh (C) Lanny Cockerham, John Johnson, Edward Smith | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:10 | Robert Morris | William Loyd hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Ashbaugh | 52-64 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Evan Regan takes the ball from Ernest Catoe in the backcourt | 52-64 |
| 10:06 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan lays it in | 52-66 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Michael Lawson (PG), Michael Blalock (SF), Richard Tardiff (PF), Ernesto Valdez (C) Evan Regan, William Loyd, Robert Hartman, Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 09:33 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock is whistled for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Vic Godfrey (C) Justin Cobb, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Davis is hacked by Michael Lawson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lawson, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 09:09 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-66 |
| 09:00 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:39 | Robert Morris | Richard Tardiff misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-66 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the dunk but he's fouled by Ernesto Valdez - foul #2 on Ernesto Valdez, team foul #9 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Lanny Cockerham (SG), William Loyd (SF), Edward Smith (PF), Jason Ashbaugh (C) Michael Lawson, Thomas Dike, Michael Blalock, Richard Tardiff, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 08:15 | Robert Morris | William Loyd's pass is intercepted by Ernest Catoe | 56-66 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Clarence Williams | 58-66 |
| 07:58 | Robert Morris | Edward Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-66 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Mendoza | 60-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Catoe (fairly fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lanny Cockerham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Loyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Ashbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Robert Morris | William Loyd is denied on a layup by Guadalupe Mendoza | 60-66 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 60-66 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Lanny Cockerham steps in front of the Clarence Williams pass in the backcourt | 60-66 |
| 07:22 | Robert Morris | William Loyd is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 60-66 |
| 07:21 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 07:10 | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 60-66 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 60-66 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb tips it back up and in | 62-66 |
| 06:24 | Robert Morris | Guadalupe Mendoza steals it from Jason Ashbaugh | 62-66 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 05:55 | Robert Morris | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for the reach on Jason Ashbaugh - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | John Johnson (PG), Thomas Dike (SG), Michael Blalock (SF), Robert Hartman (C) Evan Regan, Lanny Cockerham, William Loyd, Edward Smith | |
| 05:55 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 05:55 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Thomas Dike - foul #4 on Thomas Dike, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez (C) Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:19 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Steven Coll - foul #4 on Steven Coll, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 05:19 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman misses the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:19 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-69 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Jones and he's fouled by Michael Blalock - foul #3 on Michael Blalock, team foul #11 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:35 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman misses short on a floater from the right block | 69-69 |
| 04:34 | Robert Morris | The offensive rebound goes to John Johnson | 69-69 |
| 04:23 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman can't finish the layup | 69-69 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 69-69 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams drills a jump hook from the right block | 71-69 |
| 03:53 | Robert Morris | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Steven Coll, Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Michael Lawson (SF), Richard Tardiff (PF) Thomas Dike, Michael Blalock, Robert Hartman | |
| 03:53 | Robert Morris | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:53 | Robert Morris | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Valdez steals it from Gregory Jones | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Tardiff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernesto Valdez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Robert Morris | Michael Lawson is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Evan Regan | 71-74 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Davis is hacked by Evan Regan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Regan, team foul #12 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (SG) John Johnson | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:57 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #5 on Gregory Jones, team foul #11 | 73-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | | |
| 02:57 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:57 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll is fouled on the floor by Evan Regan - foul #3 on Evan Regan, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | William Loyd (SF), Edward Smith (PF) Michael Lawson, Richard Tardiff | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:44 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 02:42 | Robert Morris | David Whelan steps in front of the Evan Regan pass in the backcourt | 73-75 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | David Whelan lays it in | 75-75 |
| 02:24 | Robert Morris | Ernest Catoe steals it from Evan Regan | 75-75 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey drills a floater in the paint set up by David Whelan | 77-75 |
| 01:50 | Robert Morris | William Loyd's layup is rejected by Vic Godfrey | 77-75 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the board | 77-75 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is whistled for traveling | 77-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike (SG) Lanny Cockerham | |
| 01:30 | Robert Morris | William Loyd connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Evan Regan | 77-78 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-78 |
| 01:18 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 77-78 |
| 01:16 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez tips it home | 77-80 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the dribble to Thomas Dike in the backcourt | 77-80 |
| 01:12 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike lays it up and in | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-82 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 77-82 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Davis | 80-82 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #12 | 80-82 |
| 00:17 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan makes the 1st free throw | 80-83 |
| 00:17 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Davis | 83-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Robert Morris | James Davis is called for the reach on Thomas Dike in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #13 | 83-84 |
| 00:07 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike makes the 1st free throw | 83-85 |
| 00:07 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike makes the 2nd free throw | 83-86 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 86-86 |
| 00:03 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike misses short on a halfcourt shot | 86-86 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Danny Carreiro (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dike (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Loyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernesto Valdez (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong wins the tip | 86-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 86-86 |
| 04:44 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez gets the rebound | 86-86 |
| 04:29 | Robert Morris | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on William Loyd - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #14 | 86-86 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Vic Godfrey (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (PG), Robert Hartman (PF), Jason Ashbaugh (C) Evan Regan, Edward Smith, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 04:29 | Robert Morris | William Loyd makes the 1st free throw | 86-87 |
| 04:29 | Robert Morris | William Loyd misses the 2nd free throw | 86-87 |
| 04:29 | Robert Morris | Jason Ashbaugh snags the offensive board | 86-87 |
| 04:16 | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Dike | 86-89 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Hartman - foul #1 on Robert Hartman, team foul #14 | 86-89 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock (SF) William Loyd | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 87-89 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 88-89 |
| 03:35 | Robert Morris | Michael Blalock makes the wide open jumper from the left side set up by Lanny Cockerham | 88-91 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hartman - foul #2 on Robert Hartman, team foul #15 | 88-91 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | John Johnson (SG) Thomas Dike | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| 03:25 | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham clanks a shot from the left wing | 90-91 |
| 03:24 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman grabs the offensive rebound | 90-91 |
| 03:10 | Robert Morris | Robert Hartman drills a jump hook from close range | 90-93 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Ashbaugh - foul #1 on Jason Ashbaugh, team foul #16 | 90-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Evan Regan (PG), Richard Tardiff (PF) Lanny Cockerham, Jason Ashbaugh | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 1st free throw | 91-93 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 2nd free throw | 92-93 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 3rd free throw | 93-93 |
| 02:46 | Robert Morris | Richard Tardiff drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Evan Regan and the foul's on Ernest Catoe - foul #3 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #15 | 93-95 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez (C) Robert Hartman | |
| 02:46 | Robert Morris | Richard Tardiff makes the free throw | 93-96 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Lin Xiong | 95-96 |
| 02:27 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 95-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Vic Godfrey (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike (SG), William Loyd (SF), Jason Ashbaugh (PF) John Johnson, Michael Blalock, Ernesto Valdez | |
| 02:08 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan banks in the layup set up by Thomas Dike | 95-98 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the wide open floater in the lane on a nice dish by David Whelan | 97-98 |
| 01:31 | Robert Morris | William Loyd is fouled on the floor by David Whelan - foul #2 on David Whelan, team foul #16 | 97-98 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Clarence Williams, Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Edward Smith (PF), Ernesto Valdez (C) Jason Ashbaugh, Richard Tardiff | |
| 01:31 | Robert Morris | William Loyd misses the 1st free throw | 97-98 |
| 01:31 | Robert Morris | William Loyd makes the 2nd free throw | 97-99 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong knocks in the runner from the baseline | 99-99 |
| 00:59 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 99-99 |
| 00:57 | Robert Morris | Edward Smith can't tip it in | 99-99 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the defensive board | 99-99 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Cobb (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 12 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Robert Morris | PG - Evan Regan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Dike (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Loyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernesto Valdez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 99-99 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 99-99 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 99-99 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it in | 101-99 |
| 00:17 | Robert Morris | Evan Regan misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 101-99 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | James Davis gets the rebound | 101-99 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Evan Regan is called for the reach on James Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Evan Regan, team foul #17 | 101-99 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 102-99 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 103-99 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Robert Morris | Thomas Dike knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Loyd | 103-102 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Regan - foul #5 on Evan Regan, team foul #18 | 103-102 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham (PG) Evan Regan | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 1st free throw | 103-102 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 103-102 |
| 00:03 | Robert Morris | Ernesto Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 103-102 |
| 00:03 | Robert Morris | Robert Morris calls a :30 timeout (4 full remaining) | 103-102 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Robert Morris | Robert Morris is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Robert Morris | Lanny Cockerham comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 103-102 |