| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Johnny Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Dunlap (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Hollander (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Heinrich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Collins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander inbounds the ball | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins is called for 3 seconds | 37-22 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | George Lambert connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by James Dean and he's fouled by Jeffrey Heinrich - foul #1 on Jeffrey Heinrich, team foul #1 | 39-22 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the free throw | 40-22 |
| 19:16 | Birmingham-Southern | The jump hook by Donald Dunlap is blocked by Dave Iser | 40-22 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 40-22 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser lays it up and in on a great pass from James Green | 42-22 |
| 18:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 42-22 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | James Green double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-22 |
| 18:31 | Birmingham-Southern | Dave Iser steals it from Edward Hollander | 42-22 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Collins swats the layup by George Lambert | 42-22 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the offensive board | 42-22 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-22 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | James Green grabs the offensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 45-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:55 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-22 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | George Lambert hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from James Green | 47-22 |
| 17:15 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall clanks a floater from the left side | 47-22 |
| 17:13 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander hits the follow up shot | 47-24 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | James Dean knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by James Green and the foul's on Edward Hollander - foul #1 on Edward Hollander, team foul #2 | 49-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) James Green, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher (PG), James Ulrich (SG), Richard Adams (SF), Monte Priebe (PF), James Olmsted (C) Johnny Hall, Donald Dunlap, Edward Hollander, Jeffrey Heinrich, Edward Collins | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the free throw | 50-24 |
| 16:44 | Birmingham-Southern | James Olmsted misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-24 |
| 16:43 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher gets the offensive rebound | 50-24 |
| 16:29 | Birmingham-Southern | James Olmsted connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Adams | 50-27 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-27 |
| 16:04 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams loses the dribble to Kyle Core | 52-27 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | William Felts lays it in on a great pass from Kyle Core | 54-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dean (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Felts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lambert (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Joseph Crutcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ulrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Monte Priebe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Olmsted (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Birmingham-Southern | Monte Priebe misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-27 |
| 15:39 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams snags the offensive board | 54-27 |
| 15:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams drills a shot from the left block set up by James Ulrich | 54-29 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | George Lambert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-29 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-29 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the dunk but the foul's on Richard Adams - foul #1 on Richard Adams, team foul #3 | 54-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Moses (PG), Daniel Mitchell (SG), Edward Hollander (SF), Jeffrey Heinrich (PF), Edward Collins (C) Joseph Crutcher, James Ulrich, Richard Adams, Monte Priebe, James Olmsted | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 55-29 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 55-29 |
| 14:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Heinrich gets the rebound | 55-29 |
| 14:37 | Birmingham-Southern | James Green picks off the pass by Daniel Mitchell | 55-29 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman lays it in set up by James Green | 57-29 |
| 14:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins misses the easy layup | 57-29 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman gets the rebound | 57-29 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Green | 59-29 |
| 13:47 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Heinrich scores on a runner from the baseline | 59-31 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the jumper near the basket | 59-31 |
| 13:22 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Heinrich pulls down the rebound | 59-31 |
| 13:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins hits the finger roll and he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #1 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall (PG), Donald Dunlap (SG), James Olmsted (SF) Jeffrey Moses, Daniel Mitchell, Edward Hollander | |
| 13:06 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins misses the free throw | 59-33 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dave Iser | 59-33 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled in the backcourt by Johnny Hall - foul #3 on Johnny Hall, team foul #4 | 59-33 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Edward Collins takes the ball from Dave Iser | 59-33 |
| 12:24 | Birmingham-Southern | Donald Dunlap connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnny Hall | 59-35 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | James Green connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-35 |
| 11:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins misses short on a floater from the left block | 61-35 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | William Felts gets the rebound | 61-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Iser (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Johnny Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Dunlap (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Olmsted (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Heinrich (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Donald Dunlap steps in front of the Dave Iser pass | 61-35 |
| 11:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher (PG), James Ulrich (SG), Richard Adams (SF), Monte Priebe (PF) Johnny Hall, Donald Dunlap, James Olmsted, Jeffrey Heinrich | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Green | 63-35 |
| 10:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher scores on a 3 from the right corner | 63-38 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by James Green | 65-38 |
| 10:12 | Birmingham-Southern | James Ulrich travels with the ball | 65-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, William Felts | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall (PG), Donald Dunlap (SG), Edward Hollander (SF), Jeffrey Heinrich (PF) Joseph Crutcher, James Ulrich, Richard Adams, Edward Collins | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | George Lambert is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Green | 67-38 |
| 09:42 | Birmingham-Southern | Donald Dunlap buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Hollander | 67-41 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 67-41 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the tip | 67-41 |
| 09:10 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Heinrich pulls down the rebound | 67-41 |
| 09:05 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Dunlap | 67-44 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dave Iser | 69-44 |
| 08:45 | Birmingham-Southern | Donald Dunlap loses the dribble to Dan Pittman | 69-44 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (PF) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | James Ulrich (SF), Richard Adams (PF), James Olmsted (C) Edward Hollander, Jeffrey Heinrich, Monte Priebe | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Johnny Hall picks off the pass by Kyle Core in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| 08:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #2 | 69-44 |
| 08:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams misses the 1st free throw | 69-44 |
| 08:37 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | James Green's pass is intercepted by James Olmsted in the backcourt | 69-45 |
| 08:27 | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-45 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella is hacked by Donald Dunlap in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Dunlap, team foul #5 | 69-45 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella throws it down on a nice dish by Kyle Core and he's hacked by Donald Dunlap - foul #4 on Donald Dunlap, team foul #6 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Green | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher (PG), Jeffrey Heinrich (PF), Edward Collins (C) Johnny Hall, Donald Dunlap, Richard Adams | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella makes the free throw | 72-45 |
| 07:56 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-45 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | George Lambert knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 74-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Joseph Crutcher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Ulrich (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Olmsted (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Heinrich (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins makes the floater from the right wing | 74-47 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 74-47 |
| 07:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Heinrich pulls down the rebound | 74-47 |
| 06:57 | Birmingham-Southern | James Ulrich drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Crutcher | 74-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is hacked by James Olmsted in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Olmsted, team foul #7 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG), Dave Iser (PF) Kyle Core, Ronald Panella, William Felts | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Johnny Hall (PG), Donald Dunlap (SG), Edward Hollander (SF), Monte Priebe (PF) Joseph Crutcher, James Ulrich, James Olmsted, Jeffrey Heinrich | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 75-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 76-50 |
| 06:46 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins lays it in | 76-52 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 76-52 |
| 06:18 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins gets the rebound | 76-52 |
| 06:01 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-52 |
| 06:00 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 76-52 |
| 05:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #3 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher (PG), Daniel Mitchell (SG), Richard Adams (PF) Johnny Hall, Donald Dunlap, Edward Collins | |
| 05:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander misses the 1st free throw | 76-52 |
| 05:52 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser can't tip it in | 76-53 |
| 05:28 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams grabs the board | 76-53 |
| 05:07 | Birmingham-Southern | Daniel Mitchell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-53 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the rebound | 76-53 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Hollander swats the dunk try by James Dean | 76-53 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the offensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | James Green knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-53 |
| 04:11 | Birmingham-Southern | Edward Hollander is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Hollander, team foul #8 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) James Green, James Dean | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Jeffrey Moses (PG), James Ulrich (SG), James Olmsted (SF) Joseph Crutcher, Daniel Mitchell, Edward Hollander | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Moses - foul #2 on Jeffrey Moses, team foul #9 | 79-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 1st free throw | 80-53 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 81-53 |
| 03:52 | Birmingham-Southern | William Felts denies the turnaround by James Olmsted | 81-53 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the board | 81-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 81-53 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman gets the offensive rebound | 81-53 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Moses is called for the reach on Kyle Core - foul #3 on Jeffrey Moses, team foul #10 | 81-53 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Felts (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lambert (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Birmingham-Southern | PG - Jeffrey Moses (fresh) 3 pf. SG - James Ulrich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Olmsted (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Monte Priebe (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Adams (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 82-55 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses short on a jumper from the right block | 82-55 |
| 02:54 | Birmingham-Southern | The rebound goes to Richard Adams | 82-55 |
| 02:50 | Birmingham-Southern | Richard Adams misses the lay-in | 82-55 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Dan Pittman | 82-55 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Moses is called for the reach on Kyle Core in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Moses, team foul #11 | 82-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dave Iser (C) Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher (PG) Jeffrey Moses | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the 1st free throw | 82-55 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core makes the 2nd free throw | 83-55 |
| 02:16 | Birmingham-Southern | Joseph Crutcher drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Olmsted | 83-58 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella's pass is intercepted by Joseph Crutcher | 83-58 |
| 01:47 | Birmingham-Southern | James Ulrich lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Crutcher | 83-60 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses the jumpshot from the right side | 83-60 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-60 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) James Green, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Birmingham-Southern | | |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Monte Priebe banks in the layup and the foul's on William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #4 | 83-62 |
| 00:54 | Birmingham-Southern | Monte Priebe makes the free throw | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a shot from close range | 83-63 |
| 00:25 | Birmingham-Southern | Monte Priebe grabs the board | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Birmingham-Southern | Birmingham-Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Birmingham-Southern | William Felts is called for the reach on Joseph Crutcher - foul #4 on William Felts, team foul #5 | 83-63 |
| 00:17 | Birmingham-Southern | Monte Priebe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-63 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core runs out the clock | 83-63 |