| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) SF - Thomas Petty (fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - Michael Ours (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - James Cobb (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi State | 3 seconds is called on John Mason | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses badly on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Mason - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled on the floor by Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Dustin Edwards, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | James Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 0-1 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the follow up shot | 2-1 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | John Dooley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn tips it in | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #1 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #4 | 2-3 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | James Cobb steals it from Kosta Gembarowski | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | John Dooley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | George Charlton double dribbles | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SF), David Halls (PF) Thomas Petty, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SF), David Forrester (PF) John Dooley, James Cobb | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - William Mayers (fresh) PF - David Halls (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) SF - Bryan Towers (fresh) PF - David Forrester (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Ted Pack comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Charlton - foul #1 on George Charlton, team foul #5 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Mosley (C) Joseph Walborn | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Michael Ours scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Forrester | 4-9 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Pack - foul #1 on Ted Pack, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Walter Holland (SG), John Dooley (SF) Ted Pack, Michael Ours, Bryan Towers | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Walter Holland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | George Charlton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 4-9 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it in | 6-9 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | John Dooley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | David Forrester tips it back up and in | 6-11 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | David Halls is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Halls, team foul #6 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) George Charlton, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Cobb (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | John Dooley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Cobb | 6-13 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | William Mayers is fouled on the floor by James Cobb - foul #1 on James Cobb, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) William Mayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Bryan Towers (SF) Dwight Ray, Walter Holland, John Dooley | |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | James Cobb pulls down the rebound | 6-13 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Ours steals it from Kosta Gembarowski | 6-13 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Ted Pack clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-13 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn grabs the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Towers (fresh) PF - James Cobb (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Michael Ours knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ted Pack | 6-16 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | George Charlton jams it set up by Dustin Edwards | 8-16 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-19 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | James Cobb steals it from Dustin Edwards | 8-19 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Kosta Gembarowski picks off the pass by Ted Pack | 8-19 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards comes up short on the runner near the basket | 8-19 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Cobb | 8-19 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is hacked by Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #7 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, Bryan Towers, James Cobb, Joseph Walborn | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the follow up shot | 10-19 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley is fouled on the floor by George Charlton - foul #2 on George Charlton, team foul #8 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) George Charlton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG) Michael Ours | |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Dooley - foul #1 on John Dooley, team foul #3 | 10-21 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Dustin Edwards takes the ball from Dwight Ray | 12-21 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the easy layup | 12-21 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley snags the defensive board | 12-21 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Henry Mosley | 12-24 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly double dribbles | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (PF) Kosta Gembarowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | David Forrester can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on William Mayers - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #9 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG) Dwight Ray | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | David Forrester misses the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | David Forrester makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Mayers (fresh) SG - Dustin Edwards (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Petty (tiring) PF - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Halls | 14-25 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | John Dooley can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #10 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), Ian Milanowski (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Walter Holland, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 14-26 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Ian Milanowski - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #4 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SF) John Dooley | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Ted Pack buries a 3 from the left wing | 16-30 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-30 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Ours | 16-30 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ted Pack | 16-32 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | David Halls clanks a jumper in the lane | 16-32 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers grabs the board | 16-32 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 16-32 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-32 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it home | 18-32 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for traveling | 18-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SG), Thomas Petty (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, David Halls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Walter Holland (SG), John Dooley (SF), James Cobb (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, Michael Ours, Bryan Towers, Ian Milanowski, Joseph Walborn | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Cobb - foul #2 on James Cobb, team foul #5 | 18-32 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Charlton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Cobb (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley's fadeaway is rejected by Bradly Kelly | 20-32 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski pulls down the rebound | 20-32 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Petty | 22-32 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits a 3 from the left wing set up by James Cobb | 22-35 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Henry Mosley - foul #1 on Henry Mosley, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG) Walter Holland | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | David Halls is called for 3 seconds | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn (C) Henry Mosley | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | John Mason is called for the reach on Dwight Ray - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #11 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Towers (SF), David Forrester (PF) John Dooley, James Cobb | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Ours picks off the pass by George Charlton | 22-37 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 22-40 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-40 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray snags the defensive board | 22-40 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dustin Edwards | 22-40 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-40 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 22-40 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Ray | 22-42 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | George Charlton misses short on a halfcourt shot | 22-42 |