| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Roy Milne (fresh) SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Schrum (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi inbounds the ball | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Virginia Tech | James Burgess steals the ball from Fyodor Strutynski | 25-40 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 25-43 |
| 19:11 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi is called for traveling | 25-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Stanley Miles (C) James Burgess, Joseph Warren | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Cedric Halpin | 25-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:45 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Monroe lays it up and in | 27-46 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-46 |
| 18:31 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski grabs the board | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:26 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-46 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles gets the rebound | 27-46 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-46 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig gets the offensive rebound | 27-46 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:58 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roy Milne | 30-49 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | William Parker's layup is rejected by Jesse Monroe | 30-49 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 17:33 | Virginia Tech | Marcus Ludwig denies the turnaround by James Schrum | 30-49 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:52 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-52 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin pulls down the rebound | 30-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a runner from close range set up by William Parker | 30-54 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Stanley Miles swats the short shot by James Schrum | 30-54 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 30-54 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin throws it down set up by Stanley Miles | 30-56 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Roy Milne (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Angel Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Schrum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 30-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mike May (PG), Robert Lynch (SG), James Lustig (PF), Joshua Zill (C) Roy Milne, Fyodor Strutynski, James Schrum, Jesse Monroe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Stanley Miles | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 30-56 |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 31-56 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the shot from the right side set up by James Burgess | 31-58 |
| 14:57 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Mike May | 34-58 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | James Burgess is hacked by Angel Rossi - foul #3 on Angel Rossi, team foul #1 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski (SG), Jesse Monroe (C) Angel Rossi, Joshua Zill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-58 |
| 14:06 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to James Lustig | 34-58 |
| 14:01 | Virginia Tech | Vernon Fletcher steps in front of the James Lustig pass | 34-58 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | William Parker jams it | 34-60 |
| 13:27 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-60 |
| 13:25 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Monroe misses the tip | 34-60 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen pulls down the rebound | 34-60 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a shot from the right block | 34-60 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren tips it but misses | 34-60 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it back up and in | 34-62 |
| 12:39 | Virginia Tech | Mike May is hacked by Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #2 | 34-62 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Roy Milne (PG), Everett Thompson (SF), James Schrum (PF) Mike May, Robert Lynch, James Lustig | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, Nathan Tripp | |
| 12:18 | Virginia Tech | Roy Milne comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 34-62 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-62 |
| 12:02 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-62 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses short on a shot from close range | 37-62 |
| 11:36 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum snags the defensive board | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Roy Milne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fyodor Strutynski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Everett Thompson (fresh) PF - James Schrum (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jesse Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 37-62 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-62 |
| 10:54 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Monroe grabs the board | 37-62 |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | Fyodor Strutynski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 10:48 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Monroe tips it in | 39-62 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Cedric Halpin | 39-65 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #3 on Joseph Warren, team foul #3 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mike May (SG), Angel Rossi (SF), James Lustig (C) Fyodor Strutynski, Everett Thompson, Jesse Monroe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Floyd Wilson, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum makes the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:01 | Virginia Tech | James Schrum misses the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp pulls down the rebound | 40-65 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by Roy Milne - foul #2 on Roy Milne, team foul #2 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch (SG) Roy Milne | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren banks in the layup on a great pass from William Parker | 40-67 |
| 09:18 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lynch | 42-67 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Lynch - foul #2 on Robert Lynch, team foul #3 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill (C) James Schrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Nathan Tripp | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| 09:00 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig snags the defensive board | 42-68 |
| 08:46 | Virginia Tech | Marcus Ludwig is called for the reach on Robert Lynch - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #4 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Roy Milne (PG) Robert Lynch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-68 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles grabs the board | 42-68 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-68 |
| 08:08 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi pulls down the rebound | 42-68 |
| 08:02 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joshua Zill, team foul #4 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Monroe (C) Joshua Zill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-68 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William Parker | 42-68 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-68 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Roy Milne grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Roy Milne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike May (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Lustig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jesse Monroe (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Warren (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Mike May's floater is knocked away by Joseph Warren | 42-68 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | William Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-68 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 42-71 |
| 06:58 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Warren swats the short shot by Angel Rossi | 42-71 |
| 06:56 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig grabs the offensive rebound | 42-71 |
| 06:45 | Virginia Tech | Angel Rossi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-71 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 42-71 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur McCuen | 42-74 |
| 06:06 | Virginia Tech | William Parker steals it from James Lustig | 42-74 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen banks in the layup set up by William Parker | 42-76 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-76 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike May - foul #3 on Mike May, team foul #5 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch (SG), George Garnett (SF), Joshua Zill (PF), Everett Thompson (C) Roy Milne, Angel Rossi, James Lustig, Jesse Monroe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Smalls (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 45-76 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-76 |
| 05:26 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson grabs the board | 45-76 |
| 05:10 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-76 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-76 |
| 04:44 | Virginia Tech | George Garnett gets the rebound | 45-76 |
| 04:28 | Virginia Tech | Stanley Miles steals the ball from George Garnett | 45-76 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | James Smalls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | James Lustig (PF) George Garnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) William Parker, Stanley Miles | |
| 03:46 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-76 |
| 03:44 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill tips it but misses | 45-76 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joshua Zill - foul #2 on Joshua Zill, team foul #6 | 45-76 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Garnett (SF) Mike May | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stanley Miles (C) James Burgess | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 45-77 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 45-77 |
| 03:17 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill grabs the defensive rebound | 45-77 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - James Lustig (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SG - Robert Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Garnett (fresh) PF - Joshua Zill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Everett Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Smalls (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 28 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #5 | 45-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Stanley Miles | |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 46-77 |
| 03:07 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher double dribbles | 47-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mike May (PG) Joshua Zill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Vernon Fletcher steps in front of the Everett Thompson pass | 47-77 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mike May - foul #4 on Mike May, team foul #7 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill (C) Everett Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stanley Miles (C) Nathan Tripp | |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 47-78 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill misses the easy layup | 47-79 |
| 01:59 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch hits the follow up shot | 49-79 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher lays it in on a nice dish by James Smalls and the foul's on George Garnett - foul #1 on George Garnett, team foul #8 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson (SF) George Garnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) James Smalls | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the free throw | 49-81 |
| 01:51 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill pulls down the rebound | 49-81 |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-81 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the board | 49-81 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 49-83 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Lynch and he's fouled by Vernon Fletcher - foul #3 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #6 | 51-83 |
| 01:06 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson misses the free throw | 51-83 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 51-83 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the easy layup | 51-83 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles tips it but misses | 51-83 |
| 00:40 | Virginia Tech | James Lustig grabs the defensive rebound | 51-83 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Virginia Tech | Everett Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-83 |
| 00:32 | Virginia Tech | Joshua Zill pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-83 |
| 00:29 | Virginia Tech | Robert Lynch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-83 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen runs out the clock | 51-83 |