| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Elliston (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | James Green drills a floater from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 19:19 | UConn | James Dean takes the ball from David Hartman | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Elliston - foul #1 on James Elliston, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:28 | UConn | David Hartman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 18:27 | UConn | James Elliston misses the tip | 33-34 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it home | 35-34 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | James Dean loses the dribble to Thomas Gines | 35-34 |
| 18:09 | UConn | James Elliston makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 37-34 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the shot from the baseline set up by James Green and he's fouled by James Elliston - foul #2 on James Elliston, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:32 | UConn | The short jumper by James Elliston is denied by William Felts | 37-37 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Thomas Gines tips it in | 39-37 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella slams it home set up by James Green | 39-39 |
| 17:14 | UConn | James Elliston is fouled on the floor by George Lambert - foul #3 on George Lambert, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), James Whobrey (SF), John Stoehr (C) David Hartman, Bo Peralez, Thomas Gines, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (PF) George Lambert | |
| 17:02 | UConn | James Whobrey drills a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Kyle Core - foul #2 on Kyle Core, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 17:02 | UConn | James Whobrey makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis steps in front of the William Felts pass | 42-39 |
| 16:52 | UConn | James Shockley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 44-39 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled on the floor by Loren Stinson - foul #2 on Loren Stinson, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Green | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core misses badly on a floater from the right block | 44-39 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it in | 44-41 |
| 15:50 | UConn | John Stoehr scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Bo Peralez (SG), Thomas Gines (SF) Paul Davis, James Shockley, Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dave Iser (PF), George Lambert (C) James Dean, William Felts | |
| 15:50 | UConn | John Stoehr misses the free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | George Lambert pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Hartman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Stoehr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kyle Core (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Iser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | John Stoehr swats the short shot by George Lambert | 46-41 |
| 15:13 | UConn | John Stoehr grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Thomas Gines's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Pittman | 46-41 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dan Pittman | 46-43 |
| 14:24 | UConn | James Whobrey banks in the layup | 48-43 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | George Lambert knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Panella | 48-45 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by David Hartman | 50-45 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Whobrey - foul #2 on James Whobrey, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Shockley (SG), Loren Stinson (PF), James Elliston (C) David Hartman, Bo Peralez, Thomas Gines, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), James Dean (SG) Kyle Core, Ronald Panella | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:55 | UConn | James Elliston misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by George Lambert - foul #4 on George Lambert, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Felts (C) George Lambert | |
| 12:55 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 12:55 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on James Shockley - foul #2 on James Shockley, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:25 | UConn | James Elliston drills a turnaround from close range | 53-49 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis picks off the pass by James Green in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 12:01 | UConn | James Elliston misses short on a jumper in the lane | 53-49 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | James Green pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | James Green double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Bo Peralez (SG) James Shockley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:29 | UConn | James Dean steals it from James Whobrey | 53-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whobrey (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Elliston (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Dean (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses short on a runner from close range | 53-49 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 10:52 | UConn | James Whobrey misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-51 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Bo Peralez hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 55-51 |
| 10:37 | UConn | James Whobrey snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Bo Peralez is hacked by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Thomas Gines (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Paul Davis, James Whobrey, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| 10:10 | UConn | Bo Peralez misses the 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | James Green gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by William Felts is blocked by Ivan Zephier | 55-51 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Bo Peralez gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:38 | UConn | David Hartman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-51 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Ivan Zephier gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Loren Stinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), John Stoehr (C) Bo Peralez, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | James Green makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Panella | 55-54 |
| 09:02 | UConn | David Hartman clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Felts - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | James Elliston (PF) Loren Stinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| 09:02 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | William Felts pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | David Hartman is called for the reach on James Green - foul #1 on David Hartman, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG) James Shockley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) Kyle Core | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Bo Peralez (SG), James Whobrey (PF) Paul Davis, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:01 | UConn | James Whobrey is hacked by William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG) David Hartman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG) James Dean | |
| 08:01 | UConn | James Whobrey misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is hacked by Thomas Gines - foul #2 on Thomas Gines, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | UConn | John Stoehr (C) Thomas Gines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:33 | UConn | John Stoehr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Bo Peralez loses the dribble to Dave Iser | 57-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Bo Peralez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Elliston (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Stoehr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dave Iser (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman loses the dribble to Paul Davis | 57-55 |
| 06:51 | UConn | James Whobrey hits the finger roll set up by Paul Davis | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser clanks a jumper in the paint | 59-55 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it home | 59-57 |
| 06:16 | UConn | James Elliston connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Bo Peralez and he's hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #8 | 61-57 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), James Shockley (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Bo Peralez, James Whobrey, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Kyle Core (SF) Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman | |
| 06:16 | UConn | James Elliston misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | James Green comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 05:45 | UConn | James Elliston pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Thomas Gines knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Hartman | 63-57 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is hacked by James Shockley - foul #3 on James Shockley, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Bo Peralez (SG), John Stoehr (C) James Shockley, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 04:42 | UConn | Loren Stinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core's pass is intercepted by Thomas Gines | 63-59 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines scores on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the fadeaway from the left side | 66-59 |
| 03:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Bo Peralez | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Bo Peralez clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Dean - foul #3 on James Dean, team foul #9 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), James Whobrey (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Thomas Gines, John Stoehr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), William Felts (PF) James Green, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| 03:35 | UConn | Bo Peralez makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Bo Peralez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi State | George Lambert snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-59 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Ivan Zephier snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Loren Stinson's floater is knocked away by Dan Pittman | 67-59 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Dean | 67-59 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman makes the 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Panella | 67-62 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - Bo Peralez (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - William Felts (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Lambert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Loren Stinson connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 69-62 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman's layup is rejected by Ivan Zephier | 69-62 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Loren Stinson snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 02:22 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Thomas Gines (SF), James Elliston (C) Paul Davis, James Whobrey, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (PG) James Dean | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:05 | UConn | James Elliston makes the fadeaway in the paint | 71-62 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Dan Pittman | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Bo Peralez steps in front of the William Felts pass | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:17 | UConn | James Elliston hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Hartman | 73-62 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | James Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-62 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the offensive board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | George Lambert loses the dribble to David Hartman | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | David Hartman is fouled in the backcourt by James Green - foul #2 on James Green, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), James Whobrey (SF), John Stoehr (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Bo Peralez, Thomas Gines, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF) James Green | |
| 00:56 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:56 | UConn | David Hartman makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | George Lambert misses the driving attempt in the paint | 75-62 |
| 00:46 | UConn | James Whobrey pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | John Stoehr connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Hartman and the foul's on Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #11 | 77-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (PG), Kenneth Walls (SF) David Hartman, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:23 | UConn | John Stoehr misses the free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | William Felts snags the defensive board | 77-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | John Stoehr swats the layup by Ronald Panella | 77-62 |
| 00:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to John Stoehr | 77-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Davis runs out the clock | 77-62 |