| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) SF - Don Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Marcano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rex Burton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Don Hill inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | James Long tips it in | 30-27 |
| 19:20 | Millsaps | Manuel Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Brian Owens (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Frank Hanna (C) William Marcano, Thomas Whittle, Rex Burton | |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Manuel Thomas - foul #3 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Martin Drews (PG), William Marcano (SF) Manuel Thomas, Brian Owens | |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:34 | Millsaps | Martin Drews is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Martin Drews, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Kendrick Limones (SG), Brian Owens (SF), Randall Watson (C) Martin Drews, William Marcano, Frank Hanna | |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Don Hill loses the dribble to Brian Owens | 32-27 |
| 17:57 | Millsaps | Rodney Cho picks off the pass by Brian Owens | 32-27 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the lay-in but the foul's on Randall Watson - foul #1 on Randall Watson, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips (C) James Long | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sanford Yokoyama (SG), William Marcano (SF), Thomas Whittle (PF), Frank Hanna (C) Kendrick Limones, Brian Owens, Jesse Jerome, Randall Watson | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Don Hill makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Don Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:18 | Millsaps | Rodney Cho steals it from Sanford Yokoyama | 34-27 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 17:04 | Millsaps | Frank Hanna grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 16:44 | Millsaps | William Marcano makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sanford Yokoyama | 34-30 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Frank Hanna blocks the jumper by Lewis Phillips | 34-30 |
| 16:26 | Millsaps | Sanford Yokoyama gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:58 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle can't finish the layup | 34-30 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Don Hill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Michael Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sanford Yokoyama (fresh) SF - William Marcano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-30 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Strickland - foul #1 on Michael Strickland, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Elbert Russ (SF), James Long (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, Don Hill, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Manuel Thomas (PG), Kendrick Limones (SG), Brian Owens (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Rex Burton (C) Michael Strickland, Sanford Yokoyama, William Marcano, Thomas Whittle, Frank Hanna | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:05 | Millsaps | Kendrick Limones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 15:03 | Millsaps | Brian Owens tips it home | 36-32 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi State | Kendrick Limones is called for the reach on Lewis Phillips - foul #1 on Kendrick Limones, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo (PF) Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Millsaps | | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Aten | 38-32 |
| 14:00 | Millsaps | James Long swats the short shot by Jesse Jerome | 38-32 |
| 13:58 | Millsaps | Brian Owens tips it in | 38-34 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ is fouled on the floor by Jesse Jerome - foul #1 on Jesse Jerome, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | William Marcano (SF), Thomas Whittle (PF) Brian Owens, Jesse Jerome | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | James Long loses the dribble to Kendrick Limones | 38-34 |
| 13:22 | Millsaps | Rex Burton misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 38-34 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 13:04 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:40 | Millsaps | James Long is called for the reach on William Marcano - foul #2 on James Long, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Don Hill (SF), Lewis Phillips (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Charles Sotelo, James Long | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Michael Strickland (SG), Sanford Yokoyama (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Randall Watson (C) Kendrick Limones, William Marcano, Thomas Whittle, Rex Burton | |
| 12:18 | Millsaps | Michael Strickland is fouled on the floor by Elbert Russ - foul #2 on Elbert Russ, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen (PF) Elbert Russ | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Frank Hanna (C) Randall Watson | |
| 12:01 | Millsaps | Jesse Jerome connects on the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Lewis Phillips - foul #1 on Lewis Phillips, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Brian Owens (SF), Randall Watson (C) Michael Strickland, Frank Hanna | |
| 12:01 | Millsaps | Jesse Jerome makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Manuel Thomas is called for the reach on Rodney Cho - foul #4 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Martin Drews (PG), Michael Strickland (SG), Thomas Whittle (PF) Manuel Thomas, Sanford Yokoyama, Jesse Jerome | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lewis Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Martin Drews (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Whittle (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randall Watson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Millsaps | Martin Drews clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 11:17 | Millsaps | Randall Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:56 | Millsaps | Martin Drews hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 10:54 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Don Hill is hacked by Thomas Whittle - foul #1 on Thomas Whittle, team foul #8 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (PF), James Long (C) Patrick Henriksen, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Sanford Yokoyama (SG), William Marcano (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Frank Hanna (C) Michael Strickland, Brian Owens, Thomas Whittle, Randall Watson | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Don Hill misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 10:36 | Millsaps | Frank Hanna gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:12 | Millsaps | Martin Drews comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Long - foul #3 on James Long, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (SF) Don Hill | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Kendrick Limones (SG), Rex Burton (C) William Marcano, Frank Hanna | |
| 10:12 | Millsaps | Martin Drews makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:12 | Millsaps | Martin Drews misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Rex Burton is called for the reach on James Long - foul #2 on Rex Burton, team foul #9 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | William Marcano (SF), Frank Hanna (C) Sanford Yokoyama, Rex Burton | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Long misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by James Long is blocked by Frank Hanna | 40-40 |
| 09:37 | Millsaps | William Marcano snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:12 | Millsaps | James Long is called for the reach on Frank Hanna - foul #4 on James Long, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (SG), Patrick Henriksen (PF), Charles Sotelo (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, James Long | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Michael Strickland (SG), Sanford Yokoyama (SF), Thomas Whittle (PF), Rex Burton (C) Kendrick Limones, William Marcano, Jesse Jerome, Frank Hanna | |
| 08:52 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle is fouled on the floor by Patrick Henriksen - foul #1 on Patrick Henriksen, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hill (SF), Lewis Phillips (C) Luis Melendez, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Millsaps | William Marcano (SF) Sanford Yokoyama | |
| 08:37 | Millsaps | Martin Drews comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips loses the dribble to William Marcano | 40-40 |
| 08:16 | Millsaps | Michael Strickland throws it down on a great pass from William Marcano | 40-42 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Whittle - foul #2 on Thomas Whittle, team foul #10 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), James Long (C) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Lewis Phillips | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Manuel Thomas (PG), Kendrick Limones (SG), Sanford Yokoyama (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Frank Hanna (C) Martin Drews, Michael Strickland, William Marcano, Thomas Whittle, Rex Burton | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:54 | Millsaps | Frank Hanna grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 07:33 | Millsaps | The jump hook by Jesse Jerome is blocked by James Long | 41-42 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Cho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Don Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Henriksen (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Long (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Manuel Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kendrick Limones (fresh) SF - Sanford Yokoyama (fresh) PF - Jesse Jerome (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Patrick Henriksen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 06:55 | Millsaps | Manuel Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Wallace | 47-45 |
| 06:17 | Millsaps | Sanford Yokoyama clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Long drills a runner from the baseline set up by Jack Wallace and he's hacked by Kendrick Limones - foul #2 on Kendrick Limones, team foul #11 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SF), Lewis Phillips (PF) Don Hill, Patrick Henriksen | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Michael Strickland (SG), Brian Owens (SF), Thomas Whittle (PF), Rex Burton (C) Kendrick Limones, Sanford Yokoyama, Jesse Jerome, Frank Hanna | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | James Long makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:32 | Millsaps | Michael Strickland makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Thomas Whittle picks off the pass by Jack Wallace | 50-47 |
| 04:56 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle makes the fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Luis Melendez (PG), Michael Aten (SG), Charles Sotelo (C) Jack Wallace, Rodney Cho, James Long | |
| Subs | Millsaps | William Marcano (SF) Brian Owens | |
| 04:56 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 04:43 | Millsaps | Rex Burton snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:19 | Millsaps | Michael Aten steals the ball from Manuel Thomas | 50-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten dunks the ball | 52-50 |
| 03:48 | Millsaps | Luis Melendez steals it from Thomas Whittle | 52-50 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Phillips blows the dunk | 52-50 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Charles Sotelo hits the follow up shot | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Luis Melendez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Aten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elbert Russ (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Millsaps | PG - Manuel Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Marcano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Whittle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Rex Burton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Manuel Thomas | 54-52 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Rodney Cho (SG), Don Hill (SF), Patrick Henriksen (PF), James Long (C) Luis Melendez, Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Lewis Phillips, Charles Sotelo | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Kendrick Limones (SG), Sanford Yokoyama (SF), Jesse Jerome (PF), Frank Hanna (C) Michael Strickland, William Marcano, Thomas Whittle, Rex Burton | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Don Hill and he's hacked by Kendrick Limones - foul #3 on Kendrick Limones, team foul #12 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Brian Owens (SF) Sanford Yokoyama | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:23 | Millsaps | James Long swats the short shot by Frank Hanna | 57-52 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | Don Hill pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | James Long misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-52 |
| 01:51 | Millsaps | Frank Hanna grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 01:23 | Millsaps | Frank Hanna knocks in the floater in the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Frank Hanna swats the short shot by Don Hill | 57-54 |
| 01:06 | Millsaps | Jesse Jerome grabs the defensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:48 | Millsaps | Manuel Thomas drills a floater from the right wing | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | James Long can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-56 |
| 00:20 | Millsaps | Brian Owens gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:12 | Millsaps | Kendrick Limones loses the dribble to James Long | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Thomas - foul #5 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #13 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Millsaps | Martin Drews (PG), Michael Strickland (SG), William Marcano (SF), Thomas Whittle (PF), Rex Burton (C) Manuel Thomas, Kendrick Limones, Brian Owens, Jesse Jerome, Frank Hanna | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:11 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:07 | Millsaps | Thomas Whittle scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Martin Drews | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Millsaps | Millsaps is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho is hacked by William Marcano - foul #1 on William Marcano, team foul #14 | 58-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Cho makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |