| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rene Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Theriot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Rene Costa inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Shaun Beaird is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Zane Branch | 24-27 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Garrett | 27-27 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Zane Branch - foul #2 on Don Garrett, team foul #2 | 27-27 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos buries a shot near the basket set up by Gary McNeece | 27-29 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Shaun Beaird scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rene Costa | 29-29 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | William Theriot denies the turnaround by David White | 29-29 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 16:22 | UConn | William Theriot's pass is intercepted by Zane Branch | 29-31 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the finger roll | 29-33 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Gary McNeece is called for the reach on Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Gary McNeece, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG) Tsalani Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UConn | David White takes the ball from William Theriot | 29-33 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shaun Beaird - foul #3 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:56 | UConn | William Theriot misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Shaun Beaird tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 14:24 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 14:07 | UConn | Carlos Canchola double dribbles | 31-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG) Carlos Canchola | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 13:23 | UConn | Don Garrett's pass is intercepted by Terry Horwitz | 31-38 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:30 | UConn | David White swats the shot by Shaun Beaird | 31-38 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch is fouled on the floor by Rene Costa - foul #1 on Rene Costa, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Lee Free (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Manuel Snowden grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Carlos Canchola is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) PF - Lee Free (fresh) C - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | UConn | Stephen Riley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Charles Soltero grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 11:21 | UConn | Lee Free buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Riley | 33-38 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Charles Soltero pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:37 | UConn | Richard Mederos steals it from Stephen Riley | 33-38 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Lee Free pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Mark Rouse is called for the reach on Charles Soltero - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Rene Costa (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Manuel Snowden, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| 09:22 | UConn | Don Garrett is hacked by Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Lee Free | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-38 |
| 08:59 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Zane Branch - foul #3 on Zane Branch, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 08:39 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | David White can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Don Garrett - foul #3 on Don Garrett, team foul #5 | 34-38 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Shaun Beaird scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Don Garrett | 36-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the easy open layup | 36-39 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | William Theriot takes the ball from Richard Mederos | 36-39 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-39 |
| 06:57 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Don Garrett | 36-39 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Lee Free (PF), Charles Soltero (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Charles Soltero is called for the reach on Gary McNeece - foul #1 on Charles Soltero, team foul #7 | 36-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 06:00 | UConn | Lee Free misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 05:41 | UConn | Rene Costa is hacked by Gary McNeece - foul #2 on Gary McNeece, team foul #6 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:23 | UConn | Carlos Canchola comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-41 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Rene Costa - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #8 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Rene Costa, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, Terry Horwitz | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Lee Free pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 04:30 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Stephen Riley, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) David White | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 04:11 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 03:53 | UConn | James Widener is called for the reach on Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Gary McNeece, James Widener | |
| 03:53 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Zane Branch (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (SF), Lee Free (PF) Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim is fouled on the floor by Richard Mederos - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (C) William Theriot | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:10 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | David White clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Soltero - foul #2 on Charles Soltero, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Stephen Riley (SG) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Charles Soltero gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:51 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-43 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lee Free misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #9 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Stephen Riley, Charles Soltero | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta | |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lee Free misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:31 | UConn | Lee Free misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #10 | 40-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Lee Free | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Shaun Beaird is called for the reach on Richard Mederos - foul #4 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #11 | 40-44 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 01:47 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Don Garrett | 43-46 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | David White scores on a shot from the baseline | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:55 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-48 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | David White is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David White, team foul #10 | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Shaun Beaird comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-48 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Zane Branch | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Don Garrett is called for the reach on Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Don Garrett, team foul #12 | 43-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rene Costa | 46-50 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is fouled in the backcourt by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #13 | 46-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Shaun Beaird knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Tsalani Abdulkarim is called for the reach on Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #14 | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:03 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Rene Costa misses the halfcourt shot | 49-52 |