| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) SG - James Marsh (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) SG - Douglas Buser (fresh) SF - Robert Booker (fresh) PF - Dave Williams (fresh) C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Vincent Sikora wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | VMI | Vincent Sikora clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | VMI | Robert Booker tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | James Marsh grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Vincent Sikora - foul #1 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | VMI | William Whaley steps in front of the Douglas Buser pass | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:57 | VMI | Jack Hurley pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | VMI | Douglas Buser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dave Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | William Whaley grabs the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen White's floater is tipped away by Vincent Sikora | 4-2 |
| 16:58 | VMI | Jack Hurley gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | VMI | James Marsh steps in front of the Vincent Sikora pass | 4-2 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Vincent Sikora is called for the reach on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #2 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Wesley Byrd (SF), Ryan Lewis (PF), Jeffrey Turner (C) Jack Hurley, Douglas Buser, Robert Booker, Dave Williams, Vincent Sikora | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | VMI | Michael Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:01 | VMI | Jeffrey Turner is fouled on the floor by Randy Howell - foul #1 on Randy Howell, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 15:47 | VMI | Michael Holmes drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelly Pascoe | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Harvey (fresh) SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wesley Byrd (fresh) PF - Ryan Lewis (fresh) C - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner tips it home | 6-4 |
| 15:00 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Wesley Byrd misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 14:31 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 14:24 | VMI | Wesley Byrd scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Turner | 6-6 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Turner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Turner, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Douglas Buser (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Kelly Pascoe, Michael Holmes, Ryan Lewis, Jeffrey Turner | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead makes the floater from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 13:52 | VMI | Dave Williams double dribbles | 8-6 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Stephen White loses the dribble to Dave Williams | 8-6 |
| 13:08 | VMI | Robert Booker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jack Hurley | 8-9 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi State | James Marsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 12:57 | VMI | Robert Booker gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 12:43 | VMI | Douglas Buser can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Marsh - foul #1 on James Marsh, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Jeffrey Turner (C) Jack Hurley, Wesley Byrd | |
| 12:43 | VMI | Douglas Buser misses the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 12:43 | VMI | Douglas Buser makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | James Marsh misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 12:33 | VMI | The rebound goes to Dave Williams | 8-10 |
| 12:25 | VMI | Robert Booker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-10 |
| 12:23 | VMI | Dave Williams grabs the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | VMI | Dave Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Michael Holmes (SG) Douglas Buser | |
| 12:16 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 12:16 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | James Marsh is fouled on the floor by Michael Holmes - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (SG), Kenneth Rosas (PF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, Richard Gokey, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-12 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the offensive board | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas misses short on a floater from the right side | 8-12 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Holmes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #1 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Stephen White, William Whaley | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Wesley Byrd (SF), Ryan Lewis (PF), David Douglas (C) Kelly Pascoe, Robert Booker, Dave Williams, Jeffrey Turner | |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Michael Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Jack Hurley - foul #1 on Jack Hurley, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (SG) Michael Holmes | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | VMI | The rebound goes to David Douglas | 10-14 |
| 10:39 | VMI | David Douglas hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | David Douglas swats the short shot by Michael Harvey | 10-17 |
| 10:23 | VMI | Wesley Byrd gets the rebound | 10-17 |
| 10:07 | VMI | Douglas Buser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner grabs the board | 10-17 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Douglas Buser - foul #1 on Douglas Buser, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), William Whaley (SF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Michael Harvey, Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Booker (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Ryan Lewis, David Douglas | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:10 | VMI | Douglas Buser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 09:09 | VMI | Jack Hurley grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:50 | VMI | Dave Williams makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Byrd | 13-19 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 13-19 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal tips it home | 15-19 |
| 08:20 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-19 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 08:10 | VMI | The rebound goes to Robert Booker | 15-19 |
| 07:52 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-19 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Douglas Buser - foul #2 on Douglas Buser, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kenneth Rosas (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Jeffrey Turner (C) Jack Hurley, Douglas Buser, Wesley Byrd | |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | James Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Kelly Pascoe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Turner (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | VMI | Dave Williams misses the shot in the paint | 17-19 |
| 07:22 | VMI | Dave Williams hits the follow up shot | 17-21 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 17-21 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 06:24 | VMI | Dave Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-21 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Kelly Pascoe - foul #1 on Kelly Pascoe, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SG), Sterling Horton (SF), Randy Howell (C) James Marsh, William Whaley, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | VMI | David Douglas (SF), Ryan Lewis (PF) Robert Booker, Dave Williams | |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen White makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:59 | VMI | Ryan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:51 | VMI | Michael Holmes is hacked by Sterling Horton - foul #1 on Sterling Horton, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | VMI | Wesley Byrd (SF) David Douglas | |
| 05:45 | VMI | Wesley Byrd misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Sterling Horton - foul #2 on Sterling Horton, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Sterling Horton | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:45 | VMI | Wesley Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:45 | VMI | Wesley Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Stephen White | 23-22 |
| 05:02 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Rosas - foul #1 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), David Douglas (C) Michael Holmes, Jeffrey Turner | |
| 05:02 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:02 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Stephen White drills a driving attempt from the right block | 25-24 |
| 04:24 | VMI | Ryan Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SF) Stephen White, Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | VMI | Earl Aronowitz (SG), Robert Booker (SF), Dave Williams (PF) Kelly Pascoe, Ryan Lewis, David Douglas | |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 04:11 | VMI | Dave Williams snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:54 | VMI | Robert Booker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Gokey | 25-24 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | William Whaley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (SG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Terry Koerner, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | VMI | Douglas Buser (SG), Vincent Sikora (C) Earl Aronowitz, Wesley Byrd | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Jack Hurley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Buser (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Sikora (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | VMI | Jack Hurley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | William Whaley snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is hacked by Vincent Sikora - foul #3 on Vincent Sikora, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas (PF) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | VMI | Kelly Pascoe (PG), David Douglas (C) Jack Hurley, Vincent Sikora | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | VMI | Robert Booker misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Terry Koerner (SF) Darrel Villarreal, William Whaley | |
| Subs | VMI | Jeffrey Turner (C) David Douglas | |
| 02:55 | VMI | Robert Booker misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:55 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 02:33 | VMI | Dave Williams drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Turner | 29-27 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Douglas Buser steals the ball from Terry Koerner | 29-27 |
| 02:15 | VMI | Kelly Pascoe banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Buser | 29-29 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | James Marsh scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Broadhead | 31-29 |
| 01:35 | VMI | Douglas Buser scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | James Marsh connects on the 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 01:02 | VMI | Douglas Buser misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-32 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Marsh | 36-32 |
| 00:13 | VMI | Robert Booker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kelly Pascoe and the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #3 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (PG), Darrel Villarreal (SG), William Whaley (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Randy Howell (C) Stephen White, James Marsh, Terry Koerner, Kenneth Rosas, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | VMI | Jack Hurley (PG), Michael Holmes (SG), Ryan Lewis (PF), Wesley Byrd (C) Kelly Pascoe, Douglas Buser, Dave Williams, Jeffrey Turner | |
| 00:13 | VMI | Robert Booker makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |