| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Foulks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Christopher Cheek | 21-28 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Christopher Cheek - foul #2 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:08 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey is hacked by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #1 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-28 |
| 18:35 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | John Foulks is whistled for traveling | 24-28 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-28 |
| 18:13 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 17:57 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 17:27 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:21 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 17:20 | DePaul | John Foulks pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:04 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Foulks - foul #3 on John Foulks, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Tony Keltner (SG), David Vaz (SF), Bruce Cary (PF), Elliott Meadow (C) John Johannsen, Joshua Yardbrough, Jeffrey Juan, John Foulks, Jerrod Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 16:13 | DePaul | David Vaz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | William Baranski grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten lays it up and in set up by William Baranski | 27-32 |
| 15:57 | DePaul | David Vaz connects on the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Tony Keltner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Vaz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Cary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elliott Meadow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Vaz - foul #1 on David Vaz, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Tyler Batten | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:45 | DePaul | Bruce Cary gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:25 | DePaul | Tony Keltner is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), John Foulks (PF) Tony Keltner, David Vaz, Elliott Meadow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Leroy Mullins | |
| 15:04 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Johannsen | 33-33 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Johannsen - foul #1 on John Johannsen, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Lavern Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (PF) Robert Caldwell | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:42 | DePaul | John Johannsen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Bruce Cary - foul #1 on Bruce Cary, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | DePaul | Elliott Meadow (C) Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:05 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 36-36 |
| 14:03 | DePaul | John Foulks grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:45 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Melvin Bailey - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Tony Keltner (SF), Jerrod Shelton (C) John Johannsen, Jeffrey Juan, John Foulks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, William Baranski | |
| 13:45 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 13:11 | DePaul | Tony Keltner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Elliott Meadow | 41-36 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 41-38 |
| 12:46 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-38 |
| 12:45 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton can't tip it in | 41-38 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | DePaul | Leroy Mullins is called for the reach on Joshua Yardbrough - foul #1 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), John Foulks (PF), Bruce Cary (C) Joshua Yardbrough, Tony Keltner, Elliott Meadow, Jerrod Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), William Baranski (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Erwin Wood, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Robert Caldwell | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Foulks (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Cary (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Baranski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG) Lavern Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:01 | DePaul | Bruce Cary buries a jump hook in the paint | 46-40 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | William Baranski misses the dunk | 46-40 |
| 10:43 | DePaul | The rebound goes to John Foulks | 46-40 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton (C) Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Leroy Mullins | |
| 10:29 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:29 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | William Baranski pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 10:02 | DePaul | Tyler Batten swats the layup by Jeffrey Juan | 47-43 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Tony Keltner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| 09:43 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 09:42 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | William Baranski pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:08 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:06 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:59 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | Jerrod Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:44 | DePaul | John Johannsen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 08:43 | DePaul | John Foulks misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | William Baranski drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-48 |
| 08:01 | DePaul | John Johannsen drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joshua Yardbrough | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | John Foulks steps in front of the Stephan Pipkin pass | 49-48 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Yardbrough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Foulks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerrod Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Baranski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan is hacked by Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (PG), Tony Keltner (SG), David Vaz (SF), Bruce Cary (PF), Elliott Meadow (C) John Johannsen, Joshua Yardbrough, Jeffrey Juan, John Foulks, Jerrod Shelton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, William Baranski, Tyler Batten | |
| 07:18 | DePaul | Erwin Wood steals it from Elliott Meadow | 49-48 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erwin Wood | 49-50 |
| 06:55 | DePaul | David Vaz misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 06:54 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 06:36 | DePaul | David Vaz clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| 06:06 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) David Vaz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is called for traveling | 49-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood | |
| 05:26 | DePaul | The pull-up jumper by Bruce Cary is blocked by Robert Caldwell | 49-50 |
| 05:24 | DePaul | Bruce Cary tips it home | 51-50 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-50 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Bruce Cary is called for the reach on Stanley Lust - foul #2 on Bruce Cary, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | DePaul | John Johannsen (PG), Jeffrey Juan (SF), John Foulks (PF) Lavern Nawrocki, Tony Keltner, Bruce Cary | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baranski (PF) Stanley Lust | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 04:27 | DePaul | Elliott Meadow misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey clanks a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Yardbrough - foul #2 on Joshua Yardbrough, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | DePaul | Tony Keltner (SG), Jerrod Shelton (C) Joshua Yardbrough, Elliott Meadow | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Stephan Pipkin, Robert Caldwell | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | Christopher Cheek is called for the reach on John Johannsen - foul #4 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Lavern Nawrocki (SG) Tony Keltner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Stanley Lust (PF) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, William Baranski | |
| 03:39 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 03:39 | DePaul | John Johannsen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - John Johannsen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lavern Nawrocki (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Juan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Foulks (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerrod Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 03:26 | DePaul | Jeffrey Juan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 03:14 | DePaul | John Johannsen misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough (SG) Lavern Nawrocki | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Tyler Batten and the foul's on John Foulks - foul #4 on John Foulks, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:18 | DePaul | John Foulks drills a runner from the right block set up by John Johannsen and he's hacked by Christopher Cheek - foul #5 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG) Christopher Cheek | |
| 02:18 | DePaul | John Foulks makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses the tip | 56-57 |
| 01:58 | DePaul | John Foulks gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 01:30 | DePaul | John Foulks comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 56-57 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 00:47 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Johannsen | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | John Johannsen is called for the reach on Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on John Johannsen, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:26 | DePaul | John Foulks snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 00:02 | DePaul | Joshua Yardbrough misses the jumper from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | The clock runs out | 59-61 |