| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Andrea Segal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jared Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Price (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Cochran (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 43-31 |
| 19:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Carl Price | 43-31 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 46-31 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Ford picks off the pass by Christopher Cheek in the backcourt | 46-31 |
| 19:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran's pass is intercepted by Stephan Pipkin | 46-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Cheek | 46-33 |
| 18:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Price makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Michael Ford | 48-33 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is called for traveling | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Adam Silberman (PF), Michael Flanigan (C) Andrea Segal, Jared Rosado, Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #2 on Erwin Wood, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger (SG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 18:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Leroy Mullins | 50-35 |
| 17:38 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cedrick Houchin | 53-35 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | William Baranski is whistled for a carry | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG) John Caplinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros | |
| 17:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bailey - foul #2 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Aaron Childress (SF), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Kenneth Hall, Cedrick Houchin, Adam Silberman, Michael Flanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Caldwell is called for the reach on Andrea Segal - foul #1 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #3 | 53-35 |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Childress misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Baranski - foul #3 on William Baranski, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) William Baranski, Robert Caldwell | |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Childress misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 16:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Cheek | 54-37 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford double dribbles | 54-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), Jared Rosado (SF) Andrea Segal, Carl Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-37 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado grabs the board | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Childress (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Adrian Cochran (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Fierros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Childress | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Jared Rosado is called for the reach on Larry Fierros in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jared Rosado, team foul #1 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger (SG), Adam Silberman (PF), Michael Flanigan (C) Michael Ford, Aaron Childress, Adrian Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (PF) Stanley Lust | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-40 |
| 15:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from John Caplinger and he's hacked by Larry Fierros - foul #1 on Larry Fierros, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Carl Price (PF) John Caplinger, Jared Rosado | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), William Baranski (PF) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Larry Fierros, Tyler Batten | |
| 15:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek loses the dribble to Adam Silberman in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman buries a floater from close range set up by Andrea Segal | 61-40 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | William Baranski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-40 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Adrian Cochran (C) Kenneth Hall, Adam Silberman, Michael Flanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (C) Robert Caldwell | |
| 14:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-40 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | William Baranski snags the defensive board | 61-40 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 13:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin gets the rebound | 61-40 |
| 13:38 | Illinois-Chicago | The jump hook by Carl Price is blocked by Christopher Mitchell | 61-40 |
| 13:36 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Cedrick Houchin | 61-40 |
| 13:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran loses the dribble to Christopher Cheek | 61-40 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek jams it | 61-42 |
| 12:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cedrick Houchin | 64-42 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cheek and he's fouled by Carl Price - foul #3 on Carl Price, team foul #2 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), John Caplinger (SG), Jared Rosado (SF), Adam Silberman (PF), Michael Flanigan (C) Andrea Segal, Michael Ford, Cedrick Houchin, Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, William Baranski, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin misses the free throw | 64-44 |
| 12:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman pulls down the rebound | 64-44 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Rosado | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caplinger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Silberman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Flanigan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Flanigan is called for the reach on Tyler Batten - foul #1 on Michael Flanigan, team foul #3 | 67-44 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Stephan Pipkin | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Erwin Wood | 67-46 |
| 11:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall is hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #3 on Erwin Wood, team foul #6 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG) John Caplinger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bailey - foul #3 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Childress (PF) Michael Flanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell (C) Tyler Batten | |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 68-46 |
| 11:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Jared Rosado takes the ball from Leroy Mullins | 69-46 |
| 10:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-46 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Melvin Bailey | 69-49 |
| 10:29 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Kenneth Hall, Jared Rosado, Adam Silberman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Joseph Lennox (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Leroy Mullins, Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Childress - foul #1 on Aaron Childress, team foul #4 | 69-49 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Bailey and he's hacked by Andrea Segal - foul #2 on Andrea Segal, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger (PG) Andrea Segal | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG) Melvin Bailey | |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the free throw | 69-51 |
| 10:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran pulls down the rebound | 69-51 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 69-53 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford is hacked by Joseph Lennox - foul #1 on Joseph Lennox, team foul #8 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Michael Flanigan (C) John Caplinger, Aaron Childress, Adrian Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), William Baranski (C) Erwin Wood, Joseph Lennox, Robert Caldwell, Tyler Batten | |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 71-53 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Hall - foul #2 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #6 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is hacked by Cedrick Houchin - foul #2 on Cedrick Houchin, team foul #7 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Christopher Cheek | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 08:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 08:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-53 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Leroy Mullins | 71-53 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Flanigan - foul #2 on Michael Flanigan, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman (PF) Carl Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin (SF) Larry Fierros | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by William Baranski - foul #4 on William Baranski, team foul #9 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford (SG), Jared Rosado (SF) Andrea Segal, Kenneth Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Robert Caldwell (PF), Christopher Mitchell (C) Leroy Mullins, Stanley Lust, William Baranski | |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman makes the 1st free throw | 72-54 |
| 07:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell snags the defensive board | 72-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Cedrick Houchin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Ford (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Rosado (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Silberman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Flanigan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-57 |
| 07:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Ford | 74-57 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Cedrick Houchin is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cedrick Houchin, team foul #9 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal (PG), Carl Price (PF), Adrian Cochran (C) Cedrick Houchin, Adam Silberman, Michael Flanigan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado snags the defensive board | 74-57 |
| 06:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 76-57 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-57 |
| 06:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado pulls down the rebound | 76-57 |
| 06:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Jared Rosado buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Andrea Segal | 78-57 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-60 |
| 05:49 | Illinois-Chicago | Adrian Cochran misses the dunk attempt | 78-60 |
| 05:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Ford hits the follow up shot | 80-60 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Melvin Bailey is blocked by Jared Rosado | 80-60 |
| 05:28 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Adrian Cochran | 80-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Andrea Segal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall (PG), John Caplinger (SG), Cedrick Houchin (SF), Adam Silberman (PF), Michael Flanigan (C) Andrea Segal, Michael Ford, Jared Rosado, Carl Price, Adrian Cochran | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Larry Fierros (SF), Stanley Lust (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Robert Caldwell, Christopher Mitchell | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cedrick Houchin - foul #4 on Cedrick Houchin, team foul #10 | 80-60 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| 04:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman grabs the board | 80-61 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Erwin Wood - foul #4 on Erwin Wood, team foul #10 | 80-61 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins double dribbles in the backcourt | 82-61 |
| 04:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 82-61 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros gets the rebound | 82-61 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 82-61 |
| 04:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman gets the rebound | 82-61 |
| 03:44 | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin misses the floater in the paint | 82-61 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins snags the defensive board | 82-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Kenneth Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Caplinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cedrick Houchin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Adam Silberman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Flanigan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erwin Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Fierros (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hall - foul #3 on Kenneth Hall, team foul #11 | 82-61 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Aaron Childress (SF) Cedrick Houchin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox (SF), William Baranski (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Larry Fierros, Stanley Lust, Tyler Batten | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman is whistled for a carry | 82-63 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lennox banks in the layup set up by William Baranski | 82-65 |
| 02:40 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-65 |
| 02:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan pulls down the offensive rebound | 82-65 |
| 02:23 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 82-65 |
| 02:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan grabs the offensive rebound | 82-65 |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Caplinger | 85-65 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | John Caplinger is called for the reach on Erwin Wood in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Caplinger, team foul #12 | 85-65 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Cedrick Houchin (SF) Aaron Childress | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros (SF) Joseph Lennox | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 01:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan grabs the defensive rebound | 85-66 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Erwin Wood takes the ball from John Caplinger | 85-66 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell misses the dunk | 85-66 |
| 01:21 | Illinois-Chicago | Adam Silberman grabs the defensive rebound | 85-66 |
| 00:55 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Flanigan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros misses the wide open jumper from the right block | 85-66 |
| 00:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall gets the rebound | 85-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | John Caplinger misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 85-66 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Larry Fierros snags the defensive board | 85-66 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood is fouled on the floor by John Caplinger - foul #4 on John Caplinger, team foul #13 | 85-66 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth Hall runs out the clock | 85-68 |